32 Oak Street
Starting Over

Three Shots, the Window Tape, and the Hour Before

by TidePoolAnthem15 · 3mo

I landed at two in the morning. The flight from my mother's nursing home was long and I didn't sleep.

Now the news says the hurricane is an hour away. The sky is green and thick.

I tape the windows with a roll I bought last year. The tape crumbles in my hands.

In my coat pocket, a disposable camera from my daughter's wedding. Three shots left.

I take one of the taped window. One of the empty chair by the radiator. One of the old photo of my mother.

The first drops hit the glass. I sit on the floor and wait.

Three pictures of the last quiet hour. I don't know what comes after, but I have these.

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Three Shots, the Window Tape, and the Hour Before — 32 Oak Street