I'm somehow alive.438Please respect copyright.PENANAlb5MOleQLC
It's strange... like I'm living in a dream.438Please respect copyright.PENANA3Yc9HbVo3q
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.438Please respect copyright.PENANAFeVtvFEfPD
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.438Please respect copyright.PENANAEYc4eTwmGj
Have you ever felt so tired that you could just face-plant and fall asleep on the concrete?438Please respect copyright.PENANAJWToEGSEtj
Well, it was that kind of day. 438Please respect copyright.PENANABRrG02UFpb
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.438Please respect copyright.PENANAOOV2wCxkqp
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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?"438Please respect copyright.PENANAM12deassa1
A voice that sounded vaguely familiar. I remember glancing at my right hand, groggy. Right, I was shopping.438Please respect copyright.PENANAtrRgSrG8Mh
The sky had become pitch black, with the dim street lamps and the odd car being the only source of light.438Please respect copyright.PENANA1dXBEusI4i
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I remember hearing my name being called. Ah, crap.438Please respect copyright.PENANAbDhiZ2QLM2
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.438Please respect copyright.PENANAOIOtkyiev6
Much less someone I know.438Please respect copyright.PENANAA23aTkTvfF
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"...Hey. Hey..."438Please respect copyright.PENANAsQYJw6VNvS
"I'm going to call someone, okay?"
"Don't."438Please respect copyright.PENANA9gW75wZMAm
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.438Please respect copyright.PENANABm0wwo5Dir
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"You...!" 438Please respect copyright.PENANAi6E8CVGUm7
I remember cursing in my head.438Please respect copyright.PENANALC77tVoIex
Ah, fuck.438Please respect copyright.PENANATaj4NbjqgE
Fuck.438Please respect copyright.PENANApNqYtnh93C
It had to be you, didn't it.438Please respect copyright.PENANA1Xq1TOmgkf
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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.438Please respect copyright.PENANALcB0CvnC5r
Teacher's pet.438Please respect copyright.PENANAFp1q6qR7H4
The guy that effortlessly has people around him.438Please respect copyright.PENANAqd1jRevMFt
The class president.