❛ don’t look at me like that. ❜ / ahmya
FOREWORD INCOMING !! always accepting!!
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“ you no just show up at job like this, ” she says, the edge in her voice softened only by disbelief. her hand lifts in a small, exasperated wave toward the small crowd of children gathered around her skirts. their voices rise and fall in bursts of excitement as the exhibit continues around them—bright displays flickering with movement, the air filled with the restless shuffle of tiny feet and the faint echo of laughter.
she stands there, half-turned toward her, trying to keep her tone steady while one of the children tugs gently at the hem of her coat. behind her, the hum of the exhibit keeps moving—projectors whirring, audio guides murmuring facts about things far less complicated than the man standing in front of her.
and though she doesn’t say it aloud, the thought cuts sharp through her head: well, if you ever let anyone contact you, maybe we wouldn’t be in this position.
she turns, and in broken english, tells the kids that her daughter is going to take her around, not to worry and soon the kids are off holding onto the skirts of a blonde woman.
“ nobody miss me, so what go on? ”