A memory of my mother ~

~I remember my mother's feet pressed against my tummy, sturdy as a board. I was an airplane clinging to her fingers as she pushed me further and further away. "Be brave," she'd say. "Just let go" I could smell the fruity gum she chewed as she blew bubbles giant and pink, hear her laughter as she'd snap up the bubble like an alligator just as I got close enough to crush a sticky mess onto her lips.