A Childhood Recalled
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rabidsamfan"I'd like to see India again," Mary said, turning to me and resting her head against my chest. "I was only nine when I was sent away to England. And I still dream in Hindustani."
"Do you?" I took her in my arms and kissed her hair. "I've forgotten most of what I knew. You'd have to translate for me."
She looked up at me. "I would. But you really don't want to go, do you?"
"I don't want to go because I'm being chased," I corrected her. "But someday, perhaps."
"And in the meantime?"
"In the meantime, we wait."
"Do you?" I took her in my arms and kissed her hair. "I've forgotten most of what I knew. You'd have to translate for me."
She looked up at me. "I would. But you really don't want to go, do you?"
"I don't want to go because I'm being chased," I corrected her. "But someday, perhaps."
"And in the meantime?"
"In the meantime, we wait."
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YAY!!!
Date: 2010-02-16 05:14 am (UTC)Keep going.
Forever.
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Date: 2010-02-16 07:07 am (UTC)