"Bodies at Night"

Ashley Slupski, 17
Chicago, IL

He has large hands that can cover my entire face. I worry that they will become so large they'll smother me when I sleep. Or as we lay in bed holding hands, they'll crush my fingers. But when I feel his hands on the small of my back during half-sleep, I can smell the lotion he rubs on my shoulders when I get a sunburn and I pass into easy slumber.