Thursday, February 4, 2010
favorite memory from when i was a baby
I was occupying myself with various toys when I looked up and saw a child playing with my same toys. She was also adorned in the same onesie I had on. This made me curious. I hurled one of my books at her and she did the same to me! At exactly the same time! As if she had anticipated my action. I crawled to her and again she mimicked me. We were now face to face, we sat up, clapped our hands. I wasn’t sure what to do next. She seemed so insistent on being just like me. It made me feel awkward. I began to talk to her. Every question I asked, she asked at the same time. Though I can’t recall that I actually heard her voice, I could read her lips. I think perhaps my voice drowned hers out. Out of the corner of my eye I saw my mother with her camera. She likes to take photos of me. Usually when I’m with someone else in the photo she likes me to kiss them. So I decided to kiss my new friend. She was very cold and very hard. Her face felt flat. But we both laughed and kissed again and clapped our hands. Then mother’s film ended and she put down the camera and took me to change my diaper. My friend and I waved farewell. Her mother took her too.
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