[The moment feels endless. She can see it from the outside. There she is, standing there naked, holding up a coughing naked boy who is way, way heavier than she anticipated, making her footing precarious . . . for now, she holds it, but she does slide across the bottom of the bath a little, skittering. At least she manages to stop before they both fall in. On the other hand, maybe if they did, that would save them both some embarrassment?! Besides, what other action is there to take at a time like this? This is the end of her life, surely. There is nothing left for her after this moment in time. She can't see a single path into the future through the thick fog of dawning embarrassment.
Okay, no, that's pretty dramatic. The moment passes and she shakes herself out of it, doing the obvious thing: she sets him back down again and folds her arms over her own body, flushed bright pink with . . . everything. Everything about this situation!]
I . . . I thought you were drowning! I'm sorry! I didn't . . .
me
[The moment feels endless. She can see it from the outside. There she is, standing there naked, holding up a coughing naked boy who is way, way heavier than she anticipated, making her footing precarious . . . for now, she holds it, but she does slide across the bottom of the bath a little, skittering. At least she manages to stop before they both fall in. On the other hand, maybe if they did, that would save them both some embarrassment?! Besides, what other action is there to take at a time like this? This is the end of her life, surely. There is nothing left for her after this moment in time. She can't see a single path into the future through the thick fog of dawning embarrassment.
Okay, no, that's pretty dramatic. The moment passes and she shakes herself out of it, doing the obvious thing: she sets him back down again and folds her arms over her own body, flushed bright pink with . . . everything. Everything about this situation!]
I . . . I thought you were drowning! I'm sorry! I didn't . . .