At bedtime, I put on the mask and pull the straps to make it snug.
“I hope you won’t leak air this time so I can wake up to a smiley face on your display,” I say.
She’s always quiet.
I change her filter and make sure that she’s plugged in.
“Ready?” I ask in a muffled voice.
I push her button and instantly feel her misty, scentless air pacify me. My throat opens like a sacred lotus flower. Particles of distilled water keep my head clear. And, before long, uninterrupted sleep enters my subconscious all the way to dreamland.
“I hope you won’t leak air this time so I can wake up to a smiley face on your display,” I say.
She’s always quiet.
I change her filter and make sure that she’s plugged in.
“Ready?” I ask in a muffled voice.
I push her button and instantly feel her misty, scentless air pacify me. My throat opens like a sacred lotus flower. Particles of distilled water keep my head clear. And, before long, uninterrupted sleep enters my subconscious all the way to dreamland.
