She hides the truth from me 01

Octobe

s her fingers blacken the sheet of pap

s frown every time I loosen my lips to say banal and innocuous things

at and a cracking smile whereas I want only one thing, peace. I am looking for inner peac

of my head but my demons are strong, very strong. Little by l

my bed and I

ead. The sound of breaki

familiar to me make th

I stay hidden

ull on the blanke

hate the most in the world sw

re, I don't want to h

y fault. I dest

he one scream

at makes me a dress. I inhale the comforting smell of the person

stops, the fro

crying, a

my sleeve and get off the big bed. My little bare

k for

door of the

the floor, b

Are you

ry flie

d her gesture. Her pen hovers over t

yes, it

and pen on the small c

the large windo

is magn

ucted view of the

me off from m

u to lunch,

. I paste a false smile on

l do

uts her things away, grabs her

he little store where I work is under const

f Americans, in the crow

ms my skin. Elsa

ntless intersect

she likes this city so much. I notice that this you

me. I let myself be lulled by the fluent voice of my young psychologist. I listen to her

ine electric current f

ic eyes and her frank smile. Str

bout C

eyes shine with mischief. She tig

in front of this young woma

suit

s drawn o

t the bottom of this building, there are large windows overlook

ance, it is written in gold l

ork - 105 H

written in gold letters on an immaculate p

hoes in my head. The heels of Elsa's li

rk hair and a Chinese

bsorbed by the typical

are installed at a small

. My eyes wander around the room as my youn

tones prevail. The room is large, we even saw on the cooks to the furnaces. This restaurant is chic without bein

menu. I've never had Chinese food and

ress app

Panic rises in me. The overinflated ego in me doesn

rst dish that i

a knowing smile. The waitress quickly disap

do you

of my reverie. I moisten my

ery pretty. Do

r hair behind her right

ong time since

don't want to f

kward silenc

s from the dishes. I inhale the spicy