they were cold
after all
so they had crowded
together
three on one too-small
seat there in the
darkness
she sandwiched
in between
and
crazy as they were
they began pulling
each other’s hair
she sat hunched
in the middle
smiling
but really rather
worried
her ears pricked up
as her mind raced in its
slow, tired way
was he really
truly
honestly and completely
okay?
she knew she could trust
him
but still she wondered
what he was saying was not
bad
but all the same
she wasn’t sure she
liked it
but then
she was not in the
position to
complain
this had been her idea
mostly
and they’d really
been wonderful
so she dismissed her
worries and
sat there
squashed between two
curly-headed
best friends
