One day. We had been free for one day. We"d experienced the setting of the sun as it disappeared behind the trees. Later, awakened by a dream, I saw a luminous, crescent-shaped moon. But the dream about my brother prevented me from sinking back into blissful sleep, and I needed to clear my thoughts.
I tiptoed out of C.E.C.I.L. and breathed in the cool, pre-dawn air. The heavy stillness weighed on me while I watched for daybreak. Seated on the front step, I leaned against a support post and waited for life to begin again.
When it started, my back straightened, my senses piqued. A bird warbled a morning greeting and others followed. A cacophony of songs shattered the silence. The sky brightened, and I rose to my feet. Blacks and deep blues faded to purples and violets as night shifted into
