She's the girl who sits and watches while others live a charmed life. The girl loves to write but doesn't know if she's any good at it. She loves rainbow sprinkled ice cream on a rainy day. She loves to take walks with the wind blowing. Giggling should be made a career. She tells you her secrets in not so many words.
I've heard the dawn prayers a million times before but it never sounds better than when you're up and you've actually finished something.
You hold it in your chest, waiting to tell someone you've actually done something despite it being ridiculously early in the day.
It's amazing how much time 400 words could take to write when you really want to make a difference in someone else's life. When you make it a point to fit your feet in their well-worn sneakers even if it is two sizes too huge.
That, and when you have a truckload of issues waiting to be dealt with yourself.
And then, her fingers search for the switch to the study lamp amidst the tangle of plugs and cables and papers. Knowing a soft touch would do the trick, she holds the switch tightly until her hand turns white, weighing the probable and improbable. Her hope only lingers for a moment before darkness takes charge of the room, leaving her to thoughts that threaten to stage a rebellion.