Jack's First Year (Ma Twist POV)
Inspired by The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Disclaimer : these characters belong to Annie Proulx.
Jack travels back and forth in time throughout his life and encounters both Ennis and himself - visits that change everything and almost nothing. For the purpose of this story, Jack and Ennis were both born in 1944.
Her son was 6 weeks old the first time he vanished, her left nipple suddenly cool in the night air, her right hand cupping an empty, still-pinned diaper. She prayed as usual, without faith, slumped in the rocking chair, eyes fixed on the moon. But unlike the other babies, he was warm when she felt his weight in her arms again near dawn. He disappeared like that several more times that first year, each time returning smelling faintly of whiskey and cigarettes. This child had found a guardian somewhere, and as long as he was a faithful one she could forgive him those vices.
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Disclaimer : these characters belong to Annie Proulx.
Jack travels back and forth in time throughout his life and encounters both Ennis and himself - visits that change everything and almost nothing. For the purpose of this story, Jack and Ennis were both born in 1944.
Her son was 6 weeks old the first time he vanished, her left nipple suddenly cool in the night air, her right hand cupping an empty, still-pinned diaper. She prayed as usual, without faith, slumped in the rocking chair, eyes fixed on the moon. But unlike the other babies, he was warm when she felt his weight in her arms again near dawn. He disappeared like that several more times that first year, each time returning smelling faintly of whiskey and cigarettes. This child had found a guardian somewhere, and as long as he was a faithful one she could forgive him those vices.
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