where she kissed me. I could hear the creaking of the floorboard and the
scratch of a chair across wood, then silence. I opened the door and walked
the eight blocks to the park, joining the group of people already set up
with chairs and sunglasses. I settled in the grass, looking up at the sun for
a few second intervals, unable to resist its brightness, its life, its warmth.
My eyes lingered sometimes, until I could feel my corneas burning and
my vision becoming spotty. I covered my eyes with my hand, rubbing
my thumb over my closed lids in order to regain enough strength to look
again.
I heard everyone’s gasp while I was nursing a stinging set of eyes, and
looked up. The moon was starting its descent, covering just enough of
the sun for people to notice. I put on my sunglasses and looked up again,
waiting for the clenching of my stomach and the tingling in my finge 'F