The story
The night nobody warned you about.
- 3:20 am
Heat from nowhere. Covers off, pillow flipped, window open.
- 3:50 am
Cold now. Covers on. The streetlamp, his breathing, the fridge. You hear and see all of it, because this sleep is thinner than it used to be.
- 5:00 am
Still awake, working out how many hours are left.
- All day
You carry it. Fog, short temper, the mirror. Nobody told you this part would last years.
- Tonight
You cannot switch the flushes off from the bedroom. You can make the bed cooler, the room darker and the night quieter, so that when you wake, you go back to sleep.



