Mushy Congee and Watery Rice

I am a terrible person.

And yet someone was willing to roll up his pant legs and sleeves, plunge into the mud, and carefully, tenderly fish me out.

Then he lifted me up into the sunlight and smiled as he told me, "I want to be your shelter from the storm and protect you beneath my wings."

Once again.

First published on 2023/06/05, in the original short story collection "Taming."

Theme: Love.