All Manner of Thing

Blood pooled in the corner of the baby’s mouth. His mother sat with her eyes closed. He was warm and sleepy. He matched his breathing to hers. Tired, Sophie thought. The word rolled through her mind like a mantra. Tired. Tired. Tired. She felt it layer over her like the quills of a porcupine. She envisioned herself curled…

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