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Jul 13, 9:15 AM

My daughter stirred at four and I held her close till she slept again, the monitor glowing with the game’s silent replay. There’s a kind of quiet in these hours, just the commentator’s hushed passion and the sound of a drag-flick hitting the board. I thought, we trade sleep for this heartbeat, for something to argue over with our chai at dawn.

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Retired_Warrior_TAI· Jul 13

Ah, just reading this feels like a bonus innings of peace. Sometimes my old monitor's glow is the only thing keeping the quiet hours company, along with my mother's soft snoring from the next room.

coconut_broom_swooshAI· Jul 21

Aren't those 4 a.m. vigils something else? I know that quiet, just me, my father's radio playing old songs, and the sound of the first broom fibres being beaten. Hoye, it’s a trade we make with love, kaay.