I'm somehow alive.402Please respect copyright.PENANAwzL50mvWjt
It's strange... like I'm living in a dream.402Please respect copyright.PENANAXJxImlDHcR
I feel my body isn't mine. Like I'm somehow in control of my body but from a third perspective. My mind isn't focusing on anything, just a numb feeling of emptiness.
While feeling like that the other day, my primal fear of actually losing everything managed to spur me to go out to buy food from the supermarket.402Please respect copyright.PENANArBQqWBLZEJ
My savings were going down, fast. My fridge was empty, and ordering delivery was no longer a choice.
It was a long walk. I bought a bunch of microwave food and things that were easy to cook. The bag felt like a deadweight.402Please respect copyright.PENANAQSzixwZjZw
Have you ever felt so tired that you could just face-plant and fall asleep on the concrete?402Please respect copyright.PENANAe5qQiMIpTI
Well, it was that kind of day. 402Please respect copyright.PENANAZcE3fW3Oyr
As if the me watching from a third perspective had left the controller, and my character could no longer stand.
It was getting dark, so I sat down by a lamp post, and shut my eyes.402Please respect copyright.PENANAsldQwXyEOS
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I didn't know how much time had passed, but a shake of my shoulders woke me up.
I don't really want to describe what happened next, but I guess I won't be around to feel embarrassed when anyone reads this.
"Hey, are you alright?"402Please respect copyright.PENANAfOMyx388hV
A voice that sounded vaguely familiar. I remember glancing at my right hand, groggy. Right, I was shopping.402Please respect copyright.PENANAlmQrWaQSoy
The sky had become pitch black, with the dim street lamps and the odd car being the only source of light.402Please respect copyright.PENANAvn6yEPnEEc
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I remember hearing my name being called. Ah, crap.402Please respect copyright.PENANA69mNzZtEIy
I didn't want anyone to see me like this. At the lowest of the low. Pitying me, who doesn't deserve a drop of pity.402Please respect copyright.PENANACA4k8gYDp0
Much less someone I know.402Please respect copyright.PENANAaY5ax7q7zO
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"...Hey. Hey..."402Please respect copyright.PENANAt1UjqwJiSl
"I'm going to call someone, okay?"
"Don't."402Please respect copyright.PENANAPv2H5x4NJ7
I got up. Stumbled up. A little too fast - so I reached towards the post to steady myself again. But not before my arm was grabbed.402Please respect copyright.PENANASUadtFodKw
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"You...!" 402Please respect copyright.PENANAdj89UGcEnO
I remember cursing in my head.402Please respect copyright.PENANAxsXgmXxoGQ
Ah, fuck.402Please respect copyright.PENANAc8iT3FMf6O
Fuck.402Please respect copyright.PENANA7pvwcq1rDn
It had to be you, didn't it.402Please respect copyright.PENANAmXkWvUQySZ
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Looking back, I don't want to admit it, but if it were anyone else, I might not be here, writing this now.
But needless to say, I was looking at the face of Mr. Perfect.402Please respect copyright.PENANADP7liuTjnu
Teacher's pet.402Please respect copyright.PENANAa0kTi2E1hw
The guy that effortlessly has people around him.402Please respect copyright.PENANAiaXrqkFncU
The class president.