The World of Her

Four

The mother carries her child to the home's only bedroom and sets him on the medium sized bed they share. An analog clock on a small table states the time; 10:53 pm. The boy should have been asleep already. Almost five years old, the child seemed to be growing much too quickly. She kisses her son's forehead and crawls into bed next to him. She shuts out the light and they fall asleep to the sounds of the wind.