A rustle wakes me. I sit up and reach for the matches, light the lantern. The flickering light dances across my daughter’s cheek, making her look much younger than her fifteen years.
Time rewinds.
The chubby toddler rubs her eyes and rolls over, a striking young adult again.
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This is so sweet. I especially love the last line.
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Thank you!
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How true that it seems they grow from toddler to teen in the blink of an eye!
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Yes! Scary! Makes a mom feel OLD!
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I like how the confusion about the daughter’s age could be explained by the MC just waking up or it could be a simple matter of momentary time travel.
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Is it confusion? Or a yearning for time to go back? Slow down? Or is it just a trick of the eye? 😉
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Tricks of light going backards muuuch better than seeing the teen in the child 😮
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