Don'twantmetogo...Don'twantmetogo.
ThewordshauntedmeandIbarelynoticedanythinguntilIreturnedtomyrelatives'homeinBrooklyn,whenKeithletmegoonvacationapartfromtheothers.Itthoughtitwastheresultofmypregnancythatmademelookbad,butnotbecauseIcouldn'tletitleaveme.
Ileanedoverthefryingbed,lookingatthebigmanwhowasstillundressing,showinghistoes,feelinganindescribablelumpinmyback,andthepaininmyleftchestwasunbearable.Ineverthoughtitwouldbesopainfultoleavehim,evenifIjustwantedto,soItriednottothinkaboutit,butIstillcouldn'tdoit.Finally,Icouldn'twaittogetoutofbedandgotoKeith,whowasturningtolookatme.
"Whydon'tyousleep,Gwent?"
Ididn'tcareandsuddenlyhuggedit.Keithlookedalittleconfused,buthuggedmeandraisedhishandtotouchthebackofmyhead.
"What'sthematter?"
Ididn'tspeak,justpressedmyfacetothefloor,Keithhadtoask.
"What'sthematter,Gwent?"
"Idon'twanttogo,"Isaidinalowvoice,andKeithsuddenlyrealizedthatIhadbeenquietfromNASAuntilIgotbackhere,becausehepulledme,raisedthetipofmychin,kissedme,andthenspoke.