The tortoise is looking for a way out and, so it seems, is my wife
She takes the iPad from me, scrolls for a bit and hands it back.
“This house doesn’t seem too big now,” she says, “because everyone’s still in it. But they won’t be here for much longer.” That morning I sit at my desk, twisted to face the window as usual, but seeing nothing. I know that my wife’s response to any kind of restlessness is bold action, while mine is mute panic, and that in our history of big decisions her response has usually been the correct one. She was right about moving last time, when I made what was in retrospect an admirable decision not to cloud her judgement with my fear.
Much later, I find myself sitting on the edge of my bed, wondering if I should risk a short nap or just press on with my evening. The trouble is, under the circumstances a short nap could end up being the rest of your evening. My phone rings while I am staring at it.“Oh, really?” I say. “Why?”
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