She doesn’t ask because she knows it will make Mommy sad, just like she doesn’t ask why they don’t have a daddy in their house,Tempo Story: Two Dolls,She doesn’t ask because she knows it will make Mommy sad, just like she doesn’t ask why they don’t have a daddy in their house
As told to Rivka Streicher
S he is sprawled on the couch her lashes at half-mast a nap a luxurious possibility. But she’s not quite there. She’s in that space between her eyelids between her dreams in a den of brown and gold and warmth.
The couch is home but not her home. This is Israel her mother’s home. An ocean away from work and the rigors of daily life. She leans back and tucks this last Shabbos over her shoulders like a quilt.
“Ma I want a doll. You promised we could get one before we go back ” Riki speaks into her dreams.
Something niggles agitates.
“Riki don’t disturb your mommy now okay?” She hears her mother Riki’s grandmother say.
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