Foe

by Iain Reid

“Sometimes I think you can only understand what’s happening in front of you this minute. I can’t just forget how things used to be, even if it’s different now. It hasn’t always been easy for us, can’t you acknowledge that?”

Walking is nonverbal communication. Like I can tell if Hen’s mad by her footsteps.

I never tried to get to know her walk deliberately. This stuff happens unwittingly.

but I feel like I’m not here only to help you feel secure in your life,

Sometimes I feel drained. Sometimes I feel trapped.”

Think about what we could do with an extra six or seven hours each day. It’s astounding.”

In other words, Junior, we sleep so we can forget.” I consider what he’s just said. I don’t want to forget, I say.

And at the same time that everything changes, so much stays the same.