Rock Paper Scissors

by Alice Feeney

He has always been very good at running away, especially from reality.

The world seems so much bigger up here than in London. Or perhaps I am smaller.

I always need to be working on a story or the real world gets too loud.

That’s a funny thing about marriage that nobody ever mentions. People think that when a couple run out of stories to tell each other, their time is up. I could listen to your stories all day, even the ones I’ve already heard, because every time you tell a story it’s a little different. Nobody knows everything about another person, no matter how long they’ve been together, but if you ever feel like you know too much then something is wrong.

Feeling needed isn’t the same as feeling loved, but it’s close enough to remind me of who we used to be.