I'm somehow alive.376Please respect copyright.PENANAmw3vOe7KJm
It's strange... like I'm living in a dream.376Please respect copyright.PENANAstLQnJR7Z7
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.376Please respect copyright.PENANA9WbdzP0tzM
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.376Please respect copyright.PENANAN9MXSxfyy2
Have you ever felt so tired that you could just face-plant and fall asleep on the concrete?376Please respect copyright.PENANAfzLUWkORgt
Well, it was that kind of day. 376Please respect copyright.PENANAWNDjjJxHPY
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.376Please respect copyright.PENANAG9SLKUmn9J
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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?"376Please respect copyright.PENANAkVgIn92KC4
A voice that sounded vaguely familiar. I remember glancing at my right hand, groggy. Right, I was shopping.376Please respect copyright.PENANA2oVyBVdkcX
The sky had become pitch black, with the dim street lamps and the odd car being the only source of light.376Please respect copyright.PENANAFzAa1AKLFX
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I remember hearing my name being called. Ah, crap.376Please respect copyright.PENANAVaKrfioqLL
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.376Please respect copyright.PENANAkKUhZdWKUB
Much less someone I know.376Please respect copyright.PENANAaiEDDycPbw
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"...Hey. Hey..."376Please respect copyright.PENANAmjJIPcYBcr
"I'm going to call someone, okay?"
"Don't."376Please respect copyright.PENANA5EI7UGUCoF
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.376Please respect copyright.PENANAOKz66d1LFn
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"You...!" 376Please respect copyright.PENANAiK2DWdau0C
I remember cursing in my head.376Please respect copyright.PENANAh2mFSjNDon
Ah, fuck.376Please respect copyright.PENANA9HPgb0cp9X
Fuck.376Please respect copyright.PENANASIsG2iKRrw
It had to be you, didn't it.376Please respect copyright.PENANAQw1waw0tUU
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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.376Please respect copyright.PENANA7ecFky9E5O
Teacher's pet.376Please respect copyright.PENANAVWB0qklpZT
The guy that effortlessly has people around him.376Please respect copyright.PENANASt0pAHvkts
The class president.