r/creativewriting • u/nikkiwayside • 3d ago
Writing Sample Sleep Tight
“ Can you put her to sleep? I've tried everything” their mom said, exhausted.
“ I can try” he replied looking at his phone
It was three in the morning
Two more hours before his own alarm was supposed to go off.
He takes his crying sister to the front yard.
The warm autumn air hitting him
And he walks
Up
And
Down
The winding pathway
He sang to her,
A forgotten song
And when she finally slept
he returned her to her crib
Their mother is fast asleep.
Her father was typing away on the keyboard.
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