Domesticated Angel

Part 8

She looked over at the bed next to her 

Where once lived a friend. 

They would have l o n g conversations

That etched deep into the night 

When the rest of the world was fast asleep. 

They wouldn't surpress their laughter 

Nor be reduced to whispers - 

Rather, they relished the idea of 

h a p p i n e s s

With whatever little they had... 

"Do you think that sharing a wish stops it from coming true?" she asked him one day.

"I don't think it should make a difference" he replied cooly 

"Then again, why think that wishing would make a difference..." 

She closed her eyes.