When habits change over time
As the months went by, Sunny had grown in size. Margaret could no longer lift her alone, but still allowed her framed walks around the room. The snake walked along the sofa, approached the armchair... An almost reassuring routine had set in.
Then, one evening, Margaret woke up feeling a heavy presence on her legs. She lit her bedside lamp: Sunny was lying against her on the bed.
Margaret smiled. *"Have you come to keep me company?" *
She ran a gentle hand over the reptile before falling back asleep peacefully. What could have been a fun time has become a real habit. Every night, Sunny came back to curl up a little closer. And gradually, she had begun to wrap herself around Margaret's body—legs, stomach, all the way to the rib cage.
The moment when everything changed
Margaret found the scene touching. She had even told Daniella about it on the phone, smiling. But when his daughter visited him and watched the video shot that morning, his face hardened immediately.
