her apartment w

It was very loud.

er own keys. Her place was neat - clean lines, dim lights, black polished floors. The kitchen was untouched. A single bottle of red wine

leather jacket and le

ilence that reminded her how long it had been since someone touched her and meant it. Sin

e stopped shedding tears since she

't afford. What she needed tonight was release - the kind tha

jeans, panties. She left the lights off. She knew the layout. Knew her own curves in the mirro

resser with a mirror she rarely looked into unless

er toy that had replaced men more times than she could count. Just like t

even that f

and tried to prete

hed behind

eth. Swea

her name like

hat she was a godde

begged

he made d

of them f

f them

the toy ha

pleasure. Just muscle memory and a fai

s she pleasured herself with the toy. After so much struggle and impatience, she

t across the room, and colla

th

pulse of sa

ng and falling in frustration. Her skin c

for

for con

Real, cons

sheet around herself, pacing

ollow her home. When the crowd's eyes couldn't hold her together. When the lonel

with a glass. Drank from the

glittered

ed. Taxis hummed. Lovers fought in all

se just because

e life c

ad always b

let an

with the sam

what you are a

me back. She hadn't pushed them away fast enough. The

weren't as high a

he noticed the man

there

e a few

near the mouth of the all

lence. Same cigarette

ot waiting. J

at her, his eyes were on her building. P

ed halfway to her li

the

t look d

Didn't fumble or st

Intent. Like he was

w something

to the window. Pulled

. Like the wind

ai

ething strange in her

panic, nor

y. How could sh

was a new

n slowly. Sat down on

e was lo

was finally bleed

there actually saw her.

e

uld've scared h

ng in her belly that she h

whispered aloud - jus

are you? A sta

swer

ce again.

r come with some healing miracles? Although she doesn't know who

mind." And with that