Silvia.
The house felt different with Asher and me in it. It was not uncomfortable quieter. The space felt more open because there were people in it. I realized that people take up a lot of space not with their bodies but with their presence. Tobys watchfulness was always there like a noise in the background. Avas energy was like the weather it changed the atmosphere. Without them the house felt different. I was still getting used to it.
It felt like I had something I did not have much of before. I had privacy. I could be myself without anyone watching me. I liked getting up before Asher woke up. It was a habit I got from running in the morning for fourteen years. I used the time to think about my book and the exhibition that was coming up. I thought about what I would do after it was ov
