10. Even Stranger
By the next morning, he was gone. The blankets neatly folded on top of the pillow while a thank you note was left on the coffee table. I stand there wondering why I feel so disappointed that he just left like that, but I feel even more confused that I care.
“Mama is there school?” Sana asks as she comes out our room.
“I don’t think so” I check the outside the windows and see that the snow is already on my porch. We’re literally snowed in “How did he get out?”
“How did who get out?”
Sana is suddenly beside me, looking out of the window the same that I am. Jumping in surprise, I let out a nervous laugh. “It’s just that our guest was gone all of a sudden.”
Sana blinks at me “He is, isn’t he?”
I ruffle her hair. I notice that it’s getting really long now. It’s close
