“Yeah.”
“So that’s the answer that matters.”
She smiled and got into the car.
Her little sister followed, leaving traces of icing on the door.
“I look clingy.”
I laughed.
” Absolutely. ”
After fastening it, I went around to the driver’s side.
My reflection appeared
in the dark window of the car.
Max’s old question came back for a moment.
“When was the last time you looked at yourself in a mirror?”
So I watched.
But this time, I didn’t check my size.
I did not turn on my side.
I wasn’t wondering what Max would criticize.
I didn’t ask myself if Edward would approve.
I simply looked at myself.
Then my three-year-old child screamed from inside the car,
“Mom! Go away!”
I smiled, opened the door and went in.
