na's
ce curled into something that
the room st
of furniture. Like the six years I had spent w
ee to Brent. Her fingers brushed
ted anything from her. But just a reminder that she shoul
rs of her life putting together when s
e a chair beside Brent like she belonged here. She sipp
Brent. This is hav
nt's neck. Feeling his body temperatur
d through his h
ith a concerned voice like she always
hear now? Joan s
o both of them fr
an't happen. Brent
rolonged
, "Maybe you
knew it stupid fool. I
nd in the gap...
gap? That's all
nched towards Brent, for being so stupid and indecisive,
id I wanted to leave. So why the earlier convinc
m d
r anything, do it for Eli. F
my skirt. The fabric g
m, watching life outside through the window, streami
ached for it in my pocket.
Or everyon
ature rose. My
The words laced with threat swarm before my ey
ped: "Who
y wiped it off with my backhand. I narrowed my vision
d. Disappeared. Th
t the w
s the m
on the message. My
and focus on my phone like I haven't read the message. My ot
like a toddler's toy beneath me. A few nurses huddled at the ent
gure. Hidden between two packed
bscured. Arms crossed like he h
than one. But I could only spot
irecting his visi
ainst the wall. The phone slipped from
len
but it was distant like he was
t the other part of me had disap
my chest like death had found its entrance into the roo
here he sat. He drifted towards
the window. Nothing change
The empty spaces between the SUVs were obviou
y. My eyes widened apart. Like some
l scanning my face. Searching for an answer. " Yo
best narrative, I tried my best to meet his gaze
t lie. It landed
ickered on B
omething I could
sure changed
eigned in
d across her face. She changed her gaze to Eli
r da
"What happe
h squeez
e news I got about
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