was sitting by the wall, with my legs bent up

laying, while I c

ed before me, I felt so sad

to end that way, and angr

ards the MP3 and turned it off

taining this song get

as mine and.

meone that lives her

ves here?" I shudde

ould live here" I assured myself

, the thought still lurk

gle soul that I came across. I w

ears off my face. I took the t

oor. I didn't know who it was and I didn't feel

as saying something, but I didn't

I decided to come out, wit

athroom door and

" The voice outside sai

who came the other time. I f

ar" I a

ner" she responded meekly. The way she said

ily thing were the king requests the

tart?" I still didn't know how

s by sev

sev

and went back in

***

he dinning table, opposite my husband. It

glances at him. I just took a glance an

ing he would engage me in a conversation sin

beeped and he attende

lour of his eyes. His eyelids were kind of long and they were full. Whenever he blinked, my heart...I

lower lip. He seemed to be thinki

couldn't look away so I remained in that position.

cold showers" he

a moron. I closed shut

said, looking at my

at him, I didn't re

overed it...but how did he kn

but I did today because I was feeling so down after

er so the pain I f

did you know that?"

started eating. I j

I didn't know their names. I stared picking o

with me occasionally glancing at him. I caugh

e. At least, he might care for me to have noticed

______________

and I had to meet Miriam at a café. She was ge

nd to see me at our house and my paren

whole truth and believe

on a jacket. It was a leather jack

nstairs an

, taking coffee and doin

and intended on ignoring him a

ords got stuck in my throat. The wa

t position, look

igorously and cam

" I breathed and s

as I walked out...hi

close togeth

we would go on

the door