Comfort Blanket Short Story
We go our whole lives in a state of looking for something or someone which reminds us of the stable idea of safety. Whether that be a comfort blanket given to you by your mother at the age of 5, that for some reason you still keep it under your bed to fight away the monsters at night. Or a relationship with someone you can’t keep your eyes off of for more than a second because you're afraid they'll do something incredibly adorable and you'll miss it. Either way, when these things are taken away from us we fall back on ourselves wondering if we could ever feel comfortable without these safety nets to catch us. So what would happen if the comfort blanket was to be taken away from the whole world simultaneously? If every memorable moment was forgotten
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Get back in, you made me lose count! Now I have to start over again!”
I begin rummaging through drawers, spilling clothing all over the floor. Grabbing three bags; one for each of us and I start to fill them with belongings. I pull the zip on the final bag, Tal is watching me intensely. I indicate for her to come closer. Sitting on the edge of the bed, I crouch to be level with her and hold both her little hands in mine. There would be no way I was going to let her unknowingly spend last few months be spent in bed all day every day.
“Listen closely honey. When your dad comes home we’re all going to go on an adventure together, would you like that?” I try my best not to let the tears show but my voice catches and I let one slip out, wiping it away hoping it went unnoticed. She nods her head yes and I pull her in to hug her.
The bags are packed at the door. Natalia and I sit, waiting for Tony, watching the news to see if there had been any recent activity. There had been rumours of riots down in Ohio, People looting, causing fights and a few deaths occurred but nobody seemed to believe it or be bother by any of it. All the media seemed to be keeping everything hidden as though people weren’t already aware of their inevitable
Get back in, you made me lose count! Now I have to start over again!”
I begin rummaging through drawers, spilling clothing all over the floor. Grabbing three bags; one for each of us and I start to fill them with belongings. I pull the zip on the final bag, Tal is watching me intensely. I indicate for her to come closer. Sitting on the edge of the bed, I crouch to be level with her and hold both her little hands in mine. There would be no way I was going to let her unknowingly spend last few months be spent in bed all day every day.
“Listen closely honey. When your dad comes home we’re all going to go on an adventure together, would you like that?” I try my best not to let the tears show but my voice catches and I let one slip out, wiping it away hoping it went unnoticed. She nods her head yes and I pull her in to hug her.
The bags are packed at the door. Natalia and I sit, waiting for Tony, watching the news to see if there had been any recent activity. There had been rumours of riots down in Ohio, People looting, causing fights and a few deaths occurred but nobody seemed to believe it or be bother by any of it. All the media seemed to be keeping everything hidden as though people weren’t already aware of their inevitable