Holly Derrick
Holly Derrick
italian met plane
He told everyone on the plane over about her. Then he told every Italian he met on the street.
nine slept solid
She slept for nine solid hours. She was emotionally spent.
fell
It fell open, and here's the first thing we saw.
lived ride sang sleep taught three walked
We lived with him for her first three years. He did everything for her. He walked her to sleep, he sang to her, he taught her how to ride a bike.
standing
We told her, just standing there, in the street. It was bad.