Be Still, Child
May 10, 2021
“Be still, child.” It’s not a request, it’s a prayer. Her voice is a whisper-rush of exhale to the baby in her arms, held tight against her chest, knees pinched to fit into that cramped space between the walls. “Don’t let him hear,” she says again, praying out loud. The footsteps from the room beyond … More Be Still, Child
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