Auntie

[moonshadows]

Auntie is looking for me.

I'm couched in a corner, curled up as small as I can be, trying my best to be part of the shadows. This is one of my favorite places to hide. I hear footsteps enter the room.

"Kurt!!!"

Unfortunately, Auntie knows where I like to hide. I stiffen and look up carefully to see if she sees me, or is just guessing. Oops, she's looking right at me.

"Komm mal herunter!"

I look past her, toying with the idea of just jumping past her, into the hall.

"JETZT!!"

Oops, she saw me looking. I sigh, but inside I'm a little thrilled. I love coming down off the ceiling. I let go a little, letting the floor become the floor again, and feel the blood start to rush to my head. I savor the sensation of hanging there a moment, then-

-slip-

 My body folds itself up into my eyeballs, and I'm falling towards Auntie. I flip around so that everything's right-side-up, and as I fall past Auntie, I let my body slip-

-my body falls out of my eyeballs, and I land perfectly on the floor, exactly where Auntie was pointing, and only had to bend my knees a little bit.

"Gut." Auntie grabs my ear to make sure I don't jump again, and drags me off. "Komm mit mir, Kurt. Es ist zeit, zum Kirche und die Brüdern zu gehen."

I scamper along next to Auntie. "Tante, wie war meine Mutti?"

"Deine Mutti war...wie dich."

"Und mein Vati?"

"Dein Vati...war nicht wie dich."