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Mara sat up in bed at bedtime. She wanted to fall asleep, but her ears were still wide awake.
The Doorway Between Awake and AlmostA child imagines a soft doorway between awake and asleep, where every familiar sound gives permission to pass through.
1. Mara sat up in bed at bedtime. She wanted to fall asleep, but her ears were still wide awake.
2. Then the floorboard gave a tiny creak. Mara held her breath. The house was saying, I am here.
3. Rain tapped the window. Tap, tap, tap. Mara tucked her blue rabbit under her chin and listened until each tap sounded like a small knock from home.
4. Mara tried to make her eyes stay closed. But the radiator hummed, the rain tapped, and her thoughts padded around like little slippers.
5. At the edge of the room, Mara imagined a soft doorway. It stood between awake and almost, where thoughts grew quiet but did not disappear.
6. The radiator hummed, and the doorway softened. The rain tapped, and it softened more. Each familiar sound made a little room for Mara to rest.
7. The house creaked once more. The rain kept tapping. Mara did not need to hurry. She only needed to listen.
8. At last, the soft doorway between awake and almost was open, and every familiar sound gave Mara permission to pass through.
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