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“Hey.”The space heater buzzed in our room, the dim sound hanging in silence. I stared at the reflection of my face in the phone, warped by the screen protector. I heard the soft muffle of the bereaved outside. I should be there, but I couldn't bring myself to stand. I breathed in, and held it. Thoughts, places, things that I had tried to push down whirled around me. I breathed out, and felt the pressure release.“You must’ve just missed me. I’m probably doing something more worth my time than responding to you -” Someone coughed pointedly in ...
(TW: Depression/Violence)I lay out on my back porch, waiting for the rain to come. My therapist’s words echoed through my head.“You won’t be able to let go of Alex until you accept that he’s gone.”“But he’s not! Last night, he-”“Were you off your meds again?”A frustrated grunt. Then silence.“Hey. I know it's hard. Losing a boyfriend can be-”“He wasn’t my boyfriend.”I fingered the ring on my ring finger as the smells of rain started to condense around me. Worms came out of the ground. People took their kids inside. It was going to be a big st...
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