Out of Step
I wasn’t excited about the decorating idea until now, but as we discuss it, I’m actually growing interested
Out of Step
“Bella,” Naftoli says, “one bright and glorious day it will occur to you that not everything that happens in this family has to do with you”
Out of Step
I’m ready to hear what Shayna has to say, but also really not in the mood for a lengthy devar Torah
Out of Step
I feel like the veil that usually muffles my tefillos has been thrown back, and it’s just me standing before Hashem
Out of Step
Mommy looks at me, but says nothing. I shrug and keep reading until my name is called
Out of Step
I speak only because no one else does. “Um, Naftoli? What do you mean, you’re ‘not going’?”
