Back seat

Tall and dark he came to me, confused, holding a candle on his hand. Silly boy, he said, you shouldn’t have come in here, the ceremony is just about to start. He told me to stay quiet and hold on to the lady next to me, she was scared and open eyed like a stray dog awaiting to cross a highway. I had to go back to my parents, so I came down from my seat, my legs tiny and frail, and ran away to the back of the building. My father would not let me go and guided me to an…