It happened again last night!
I woke up at two in the morning.
The room was dark. The dogs
were asleep. The house was still.
I lay quiet, waiting to drift
back into the soft embrace of sleep when the whisper of a sound slipped through
the air and tickled my ear. I froze. There was nothing to be heard. I relaxed and
rolled onto my side.
I felt the light kiss of
breath in my face. My eyes flew open.
My mouth opened to scream until
I recognized my daughter hugging her teddy bear waiting to be lifted up.
