josiane had the habit of wetting her feet
at bedtime
it was almost like
an everyday obligation
wetting her feet in the shower
and than climbing into bed
with her feet wet
because
If josiane
didn't wet her feet
at night time
she couldn't go to sleep
she would suffocate
josiane wouldn't let
anything being said about
her little routine
any movement
that would draw attention away
from herself
would upset and infuriate her
even more so if it came
from marcia
josiane wouldn't allow
marcia to hold
anything against her
not even a smile
in the corner of her mouth
or her eyes
not even if that smile
came to flourish
while saying
that she found josiane's routine
so delicious
like a
little sweet treat
like a
beautiful idiosyncrasy
that worked as a punctuation
of josine's personality
that funny habit
allowed marcia to see
a hidden side of josiane
and everyday
it caught her attention
she was in love
with josine
's ritual
and with the suspicious
look that she would get
while she watched it
marcia
would hide her smile and tell
herself that
nobody else
knew
about josine's feet
but
even if marcia's smile was hidden
behind a thousand blankets
josiane always noticed the deception
and fought
with her
marcia
who had a habit of getting caught
in the act of smiling
it was almost like
an everyday obligation
to smile with the corner of her eyes
and hide behind a thousand blankets
and than
to be unveiled
and scolded
because if josiane
didn't fight with her
at bedtime
marcia couldn't go to sleep
she would suffocate
