I'm somehow alive.399Please respect copyright.PENANAZB4tBPAwAl
It's strange... like I'm living in a dream.399Please respect copyright.PENANAWZynhIwC6b
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.399Please respect copyright.PENANAOgLJsmAQV6
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.399Please respect copyright.PENANAIWsW2NauoT
Have you ever felt so tired that you could just face-plant and fall asleep on the concrete?399Please respect copyright.PENANAT4vGFnJ9oA
Well, it was that kind of day. 399Please respect copyright.PENANAi6BQjfaCUo
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.399Please respect copyright.PENANAXbB9YU4GSA
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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?"399Please respect copyright.PENANA0Fn03jCWhM
A voice that sounded vaguely familiar. I remember glancing at my right hand, groggy. Right, I was shopping.399Please respect copyright.PENANA0Bq6Qa0lmJ
The sky had become pitch black, with the dim street lamps and the odd car being the only source of light.399Please respect copyright.PENANA9mPcAO5pE7
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I remember hearing my name being called. Ah, crap.399Please respect copyright.PENANAeLHjqkCBv4
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.399Please respect copyright.PENANAjGnEZmzhfY
Much less someone I know.399Please respect copyright.PENANAVDNYJyE0Vw
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"...Hey. Hey..."399Please respect copyright.PENANAg0mo4di7LV
"I'm going to call someone, okay?"
"Don't."399Please respect copyright.PENANAd5N5rEDlz4
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.399Please respect copyright.PENANAqjDuSXoYTX
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"You...!" 399Please respect copyright.PENANAMEhycR9QjS
I remember cursing in my head.399Please respect copyright.PENANA4MXxE8jMna
Ah, fuck.399Please respect copyright.PENANAzd7ImfzxWo
Fuck.399Please respect copyright.PENANAK9lNnXcLqX
It had to be you, didn't it.399Please respect copyright.PENANAzJNoNmdLv7
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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.399Please respect copyright.PENANA8svYfZktj3
Teacher's pet.399Please respect copyright.PENANASGyUWiGUcN
The guy that effortlessly has people around him.399Please respect copyright.PENANAM4dCKXxdxj
The class president.