She Looks So Much Like Sophie
by Leila Murton PooleSeptember 1, 2022
Doesn't she?
I guide her tiny fingers to build the playdough fence, copying the real one daddy's building nearby. She giggles at our creation, her emerald eyes sparkling. Just like they always did.
My husband was against signing the cloning agreement at Sophie's birth; life insurance 2.0.
He picks her up now, spinning her around in the sprinkler. Funny how dark her hair looks when it's wet. Just like that night he was away.
Falling asleep in the bath can happen to anyone, with or without a baby.
She looks so much like Sophie. Doesn't she?
She must. He hasn't noticed.
About Leila Murton Poole
Leila loves secrets and stories. She used to only write secret stories but recently started to share them and so this is one of her first publications. Find out more of her secrets at leilamurtonpoole.com.