Warm rays of evening light began to slant through the northwest-facing window of the room as Paul’s breaths grew more quiet. Cady rubbed her eyes with chubby fists as her bedtime approached, and a family friend arrived to take her home. I held her cheek to Paul’s, tufts of their matching dark hair similarly askew, his face serene, hers quizzical but calm, his beloved baby never suspecting that this moment was a farewell. Softly I sang Cady’s bedtime song, to her, to both of them, and then released her. what does"tufts of their matching dark hair similarly askew"mean?
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Cady has dark hair. Paul has dark hair. A "tuft of hair" is a clump of hair.
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Cady has dark hair.
Paul has dark hair.
A "tuft of hair" is a clump of hair.
Askew = unkempt, uncombed, awry.
(out of place)
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