Marine Brats 2 EDITED
I woke up around noon feeling surprisingly refreshed, given not sleeping last night and this mornings activities. My face was buried in the pillow my mom had used, the subtle scent of her shampoo and perfume clung to it. I half expected to feel guilty, dirty, maybe even sick with myself. None of the above was true. I felt better than I had in ages. No aches, pains, tension or stress. Mom had given me two wonderful gifts today. First was the wonderful session we had this morning, and second she had off work today and let me sleep in, relieving me of a lot of the duties I usually took care of for her. After getting up and showering, I meandered downstairs. “Iiiits Alive!” May bellowed. In a terrible imitation from the movie Frankenstein. …