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Then she shifted.

A loon called across the water. Long and low and sad. Lena’s fingers twitched, then curled slightly, as if she were holding onto something in a dream. -ENG- Sleeping Cousin -RJ353254-

And then, without opening her eyes, she whispered—so softly I almost thought I imagined it— "Tu es là." Then she shifted

No lights. No fan. No excuse to stay in my assigned room, a closet-sized box of heat and stale pillows. then curled slightly

Either way, I have never sat so still in my life. And I have never felt so entirely awake.