Comeds
Unreliable Narrator.
Something woke me up last night. Nowadays when something does that it unsettles me and it takes me a while to go back to sleep.
I remember when I was a kid every once in a while I would be awoken by a loud bang. I'd be scared thinking it was a car or truck backfiring near by. My mother would run in, hug me, and tell me not to worry - that it was just gunfire. She'd give me a drink of water, maybe some more 'night night juice'* if I was extra restless, and I'd quickly fall back asleep feeling safe and secure. As an adult its rare I feel as safe now as I did then.
I never did find out what the noise was last night.
*When I grew up I found out it was Colt 45 that she would give me when I was having trouble sleeping, it worked most every time.
I remember when I was a kid every once in a while I would be awoken by a loud bang. I'd be scared thinking it was a car or truck backfiring near by. My mother would run in, hug me, and tell me not to worry - that it was just gunfire. She'd give me a drink of water, maybe some more 'night night juice'* if I was extra restless, and I'd quickly fall back asleep feeling safe and secure. As an adult its rare I feel as safe now as I did then.
I never did find out what the noise was last night.
*When I grew up I found out it was Colt 45 that she would give me when I was having trouble sleeping, it worked most every time.