while walking together on the way home, mom and i are silent. i looked up at the dark night sky to see some stars staring back at me, and also a few clouds. then from the corner of my eye, i saw mom stare up too.
MOM: hey, look up there.
ME: (looks up) yeah?
MOM: look. isn’t the sky scary?
ME: (looks up and suddenly trembles) w-well, yeah, i guess so. i don’t know, but when i looked up earlier it wasn’t scary.
MOM: well, when i was a kid, i am terrified of the night sky. sometimes i stare straight up at it and suddenly get scared because i feel like it’s gonna eat me.
ME: (looks up again) wow, i get the feeling.
*i miss conversations like this with my mom. we hardly had time for each other. and i’m happy when we get to stumble over things. :)
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