cattybuhas quoted6 years ago
She took my hands in hers, then, and squeezed them. ‘But you stayed where you were meant to be, and you didn’t listen to them. Well done. That’s quality, that is,’ and she sounded proud. In that moment I forgot my hunger and I forgot my fear.
‘What do I do now?’ I asked her.
‘Now,’ she said, ‘you step into the bucket. You don’t have to take your shoes off or anything. Just step in.’
It did not even seem a strange request. She let go of one of my hands, kept hold of the other. I thought, I will never let go of your hand, not unless you tell me to.
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