It was her job to stay awake while I went to sleep, gently combing her fingers through my hair until I drifted off. usualy, when music was on it didn't take long. We had two pillows on the bed, one for me, and one for her. Occasionally though, due to an accident when I was a teenager, I had to use hers and set it between my knees, because they would start to ache with continuous changes in the weather (and with Ohio, the changes were fairly frequent). When this occurred, she was to stay awake until I drifted off, and then for slightly longer so that her movements wouldn't disturb me, and… Read more
