I'm somehow alive.372Please respect copyright.PENANAP9boTHbyGz
It's strange... like I'm living in a dream.372Please respect copyright.PENANAOF0oF8nFmV
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.372Please respect copyright.PENANA0wYBS75Eov
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.372Please respect copyright.PENANA8oaaID06JC
Have you ever felt so tired that you could just face-plant and fall asleep on the concrete?372Please respect copyright.PENANABTlRYqamJ5
Well, it was that kind of day. 372Please respect copyright.PENANAfN4imDp4sZ
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.372Please respect copyright.PENANAwAcGTpo54c
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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?"372Please respect copyright.PENANAFhtC2gdZcz
A voice that sounded vaguely familiar. I remember glancing at my right hand, groggy. Right, I was shopping.372Please respect copyright.PENANA0TqzXr6cg0
The sky had become pitch black, with the dim street lamps and the odd car being the only source of light.372Please respect copyright.PENANAElyLLdAxQr
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I remember hearing my name being called. Ah, crap.372Please respect copyright.PENANA8q0uFCEB13
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.372Please respect copyright.PENANAw43Ia5uQpg
Much less someone I know.372Please respect copyright.PENANAd0Vh44Z3XV
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"...Hey. Hey..."372Please respect copyright.PENANAyIoobtL9AO
"I'm going to call someone, okay?"
"Don't."372Please respect copyright.PENANAWIeY4lX2Ov
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.372Please respect copyright.PENANACE2qGnqvwZ
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"You...!" 372Please respect copyright.PENANAotxhyj8Gen
I remember cursing in my head.372Please respect copyright.PENANANYDzi5wV53
Ah, fuck.372Please respect copyright.PENANAYzoDRBWU7n
Fuck.372Please respect copyright.PENANA6hLWGMzVVF
It had to be you, didn't it.372Please respect copyright.PENANAqa1mMov9Mi
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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.372Please respect copyright.PENANAyvOZuYvios
Teacher's pet.372Please respect copyright.PENANAUQylmy4fD9
The guy that effortlessly has people around him.372Please respect copyright.PENANA1ZSzbou9M8
The class president.