I'm somehow alive.385Please respect copyright.PENANAEItI7JdGbA
It's strange... like I'm living in a dream.385Please respect copyright.PENANA9apfKh6Vaq
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.385Please respect copyright.PENANAsbuNp1G5Mn
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.385Please respect copyright.PENANA7lxudVGzQo
Have you ever felt so tired that you could just face-plant and fall asleep on the concrete?385Please respect copyright.PENANAb6Foafab9i
Well, it was that kind of day. 385Please respect copyright.PENANAl3N9ChTfhZ
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.385Please respect copyright.PENANANUtqlRxkwj
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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?"385Please respect copyright.PENANA49dOIf6QR8
A voice that sounded vaguely familiar. I remember glancing at my right hand, groggy. Right, I was shopping.385Please respect copyright.PENANAMKWxLAFocY
The sky had become pitch black, with the dim street lamps and the odd car being the only source of light.385Please respect copyright.PENANA5iUlhNRwdx
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I remember hearing my name being called. Ah, crap.385Please respect copyright.PENANAVu9R4VOQaq
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.385Please respect copyright.PENANAaJCCV7n3hd
Much less someone I know.385Please respect copyright.PENANA2ICHYNJm7f
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"...Hey. Hey..."385Please respect copyright.PENANAAkgxMTkxU9
"I'm going to call someone, okay?"
"Don't."385Please respect copyright.PENANA3SzniQPNds
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.385Please respect copyright.PENANA2pxPnkiyak
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"You...!" 385Please respect copyright.PENANAKH8m7hVPOL
I remember cursing in my head.385Please respect copyright.PENANALcu0cieBeM
Ah, fuck.385Please respect copyright.PENANAcw4HLbab9o
Fuck.385Please respect copyright.PENANA7kpbf467KO
It had to be you, didn't it.385Please respect copyright.PENANAfYyq7F61DR
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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.385Please respect copyright.PENANAW6a9YcURbk
Teacher's pet.385Please respect copyright.PENANAzQmj88h160
The guy that effortlessly has people around him.385Please respect copyright.PENANALfXUxh0AEW
The class president.