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She got up and asked,
Mind if I use your bathroom?
and I replied,
Absolutely.

After a few minutes
I was lulled back to sleep
by the sound of her
running the tub’s tap.

I awoke to an empty bed,
the water still running,
the clock clearly showed
that most of the night had passed.

I swung myself off the bed,
my feet sinking into soaked carpet.

I rapped on the bathroom door.

Chloe?  Chloe!

© Carlos Chagall, 2013