I pace through the house, the nail on my thumb between my front teeth.
Upon reaching the linen closet at the end of the hall, I check the life-size reflection, carefully averting my own eyes staring back at me. I turn to go back to the kitchen.
I open the refrigerator door. But what I need isn't in here.
I twirl the hair at the end of my long braid vigorously around my finger as I walk back to my bedroom. I see the unmade bed and pile of clothes in the corner. Craft projects abandoned on the desk. The stack of books on the nightstand. But what I need isn't in here either.
Where is it?
What is it I need?
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That's All I Have to Say for Now: A Book of Snippets [Random Updates]
RandomRandom snippets of fiction, my own real-life experiences, and writings somewhere in between the real and the imagined. [Average chapter word count: 110] Copyright © 2020-2023 ClaraYami Cover created on Canva