He Saved Me

PTE

mass of tiredness weighed heavy on my shoulders and wa

bathed in the cold white light of moonlight. The still air was mixed wi

re any minut

d into space for what

th a man's voice chirped as she p

I pulled myself up from

ump in and do heaven knows what. And why didn't you turn on the light?" sh

don't think an assassin would be

or and turn on the light the i

e took it upon herself to treat me like her own. I wasn't sure why she decided to do that. Maybe she saw

mire

where the switch was in my cramped

ice after the light came on. "That's better. I brou

r on my lampstand table.

curled up. " I will.

ook at your door immediately when I step

ust that,"

e she is with me. She is the closest person I have as a

and closed the

he yelled from o

k as I took long strides to the

y deceased parents. Neither was it the one I had

the habit of not locking doors. I was forced not to. And it st

yself in it. My stomach growled at the s

ghed heavy on my mind and made me ignore

me to me with s

as his

d he p

nced around my t

would wear on her face when she found out th

st because one of them decided to get with the other's

t proposal. I don't care if it's a mar

She was my best friend. The only one I've got. T

r though? The little

y from Richard to E

letely forgot about the cons

d I couldn't answer directly. He may have noticed my distress and decided to pl

out being abandoned clung to me like a leech. I developed patterns that were foreign to me. He forced me to get accustomed to them. Constant

tterns that oftentimes I made attempts to emotionally distance myself from any potential

de of me that I've conditioned myself to forge

*

ar

ries. He dropped on the kitchen counter as he walked towards me and draped his arms around

eld onto my waist tightly. "I left work early to come

nds. I'm rotting away in this apartment a

age of you. People with no good intentions." He spelled out, demonstrating each sentence with his head. "And, I make enough for both of us. You

threatening to drop "Marah

head quickly

someone looking at you in a way that would displease

time. He leaned in and pre

cheeks. My cheeks felt numb at the lost contac

vegetables and a slab of meat. He dug th

and rummaged through it. He brought out some carrots, placed th

nife and left in the direction of the deep drawer cabine

eone nice and genuine? I sugges

fist on the top of the cabinet whic

my throat troubling me t

in the center of his forehead throbbed. "Marah." He punched the bridge of his nose. "How m

y voice

ting each word with a corrobora

le. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked that. There is n

my wrist and pulled me close to his body. He lifted my chin g

breath. "I

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f my daze. I reached for my bag and dug into it f

el

aaaaaa

e that came from the phone. " Did some

kind you would hear when someone you spoke wit

aahhhhh

ing.

shopping!" S

don't have time for that. I can only make time for our coffee session. You know I work

vities like shopping. It's fun. And you don't have to worry about work. You

. What did you do?" My e

o add more time to your break before your shift.

"You can't just go to my boss and ask him to extend my break tim

ou. I had to take the easy way ou

g advantage of the fact that my boss is associated

ts she would usually accompany with an eye roll. "I'm sorry I did that without

onsideration "I'l

nk about? Okay, you can think about

the fun you ar

re you h

ent. "I'll pick you up at 12. Shoppin

sure.

you lat

he line already went

day and I'm not prepared for i

tact in my phone. I paused. "Maybe l

dashed towards the food warmer and opened it. The delicious smell that hit my

him now? Better

as and picked it up. I dia

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