Lucky Child
“Eang peeks her head into my room.“I’m up,” I grumble into my pillow, my hair a messy shawl hanging in my face. The clock on the nightstand says it’s 6:45 A.M. but with all the curtains drawn, my room is as dark as night. On most days, I’m out of my bed the first time the alarm clock goes off, but today I’ve pushed the snooze button three times.“Are you okay?” she asks, her voice full of concern.“Yeah,” I mumble into my pillow.With bleary eyes, I watch as Eang sits on the edge of my bed and star...es at me. Since our contentious beginning as sisters-in-law, Eang and I have become more like a mother and daughter. Unlike Beth’s mom, Eang does not speak of her love in words but in her cooking of my favorite dishes, filling up my drawers with warm socks, and always bringing me a bag of salt-and-vinegar potato chips when she does the grocery shopping. I close my lids and feel her fingers brushing my hair off my face. She then lays her palm on my forehead and cheeks.“You feel cool,”MoreLess
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