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“Hey,�� he says.

I feel foolish for being out of breath and standing over him. The moonlight cuts a line down my chest. “Hey,�� I say.

“Checking on me?��

“I couldn’t sleep. Scottie. She’s in the bathroom.�� I stop talking.

“Yeah?�� he says and sits up.

“She’s playacting.�� I don’t know how to say it. I don’t need to say it. “She’s kissing the mirror.��

“Oh,�� he says. “I used to do some messed-up things as a kid. Still do.��

I feel wide awake, which always makes me angry in the middle of the night. I’m useless without sleep. I can’t get myself to go back to my own room. I sit on the end of the bed by his feet. “I’m worried about my daughters,�� I say. “I’m worried there’s something wrong with them.��

Sid rubs his eyes.

“Forget it,�� I say. “Sorry for waking you up.��

“It’s going to get worse,�� he says. “After your wife dies.�� He holds the blanket up to his chin.”
― Kaui Hart Hemmings, The Descendants

“The best transactions in families or between friends occur on the fly. They come as stochastic shocks, or serendipities.

People often step out onto our path as we are hurrying to a meeting or intent on finishing a project, and it usually turns out that the meeting or the project was inconsequential compared to the chance to get closer to someone we cared for.”
― Alan Loy McGinnis, The Balanced Life: Achieving Success in Work & Love

“To share your food with your neighbour is a kind act of bonding.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“And now we shall each take a glass.��
‘Sounds good, said Allan. ‘The sea air tires you out.��
After the very first glass, Allan insisted on a change in the way the two men addressed each other. To say Yury Borisovich to Yury Borisovich every time he needed to attract Yury Borisovich’s attention just wasn’t practical in the long term.”
― Jonas Jonasson