She’s already awake.

I put on the new jacket. It is light. It will be warm enough.

It is still so very dark. I have not had enough coffee yet. Something about driving at night time makes me drowsy. This is not a good thing. I keep looking for the first light of morning.

They’re still asleep.

I follow the curve and look for the statue. She shows me the chapel. We walk a path and squeeze through a gate and I feel like I am in the most peaceful place on Earth.

Okay. So this is just a teenager thing and I am not alone. We are not alone.

I curl up under a blanket and eat a salad and try to close my eyes and rest.

Probably best to wear the parka.

Long, cold, wet. And two losses.

But I really do need to go to sleep. Tomorrow already feels like a long day.