all characters are over 18. all characters are smokin' hot.
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I was busy writing by the time she got home. I hadn't even heard her enter the room, but apparently she had. There was deep house pouring from my speakers and I was lost in it. Lost in a thought manifest as phrase. Digital symbols, text. The form it craved.
When I write, my inner dialogue suspends, and the machine itself becomes my language. It speaks what I can't hold onto anymore.
And that morning, I had woken up knowing I wanted to die.
I had a perfect day. The perfect last kind of day.
There was a song playing. I don't know where I was in thought, in phrase. But she had apparently been standing there a while, watching me.
She spoke my name a few times, but I didn't respond. I couldn't hear her, somewhere in my head.
She came up to me and put her hand on my shoulder.
I jumped, heart skipping a beat.
"Fuck!" I yelled.
She laughed.
"You're very jumpy today brother. I didn't mean to scare you."
She sounded like a goddess. And maybe she was. I had been thinking about her all day. For tonight, the last time I'd get to see her.
I sighed. "Wow. No. It's okay. I just didn't know when you were getting home."
"What you listening to?"
"One of my favorite songs..."
"I've never heard you play it before."
"Care to stay?"
"Yeah I think I might. I'll be-ar-be."
"Okay."
She walked out of the room. I stared at the way she walked.
Like I always have, and blushed.
I don't quite remember when she came back, but I turned at some point and she was sitting on the rug with a book in hand, pressed up against the pillows of the wall.
She saw motion and looked up at me. Smiled.
"What are you writing about?" she asked.
"Death." I said. "Always death."
"You never let me read anything your write."
"Well do you want to read this one?"
"Hmmm.. depends. What is it really about?"
"You want me to just tell you? It kinda spoils it."
"Tell me."
"It's a suicide letter."
She froze. "Wait.. yours?"
I remained silent.
"Fuck, are you serious? Don't joke around with this."
I smiled. "What if I did tell you yes."
"Then- I'd want to talk about it!"
She closed her book. And only looked at me. There was a fearful compassion in her eyes.
"I think I do too."
"Then let's talk..."
"Can we go for a walk?"
"Yeah, anywhere. Just... I had no idea."
"It's okay. Get dressed. I will too."
We were both in our pajamas by now and it was pretty cold outside.
31°F
After we got dressed we headed on out. She waited for me to speak. I did. She had a lot to say. She was kind. She listened.
She validated my fears, but gave me hope.
We walked for hours until she got too cold and asked if we could return. I didn't want to make her any more uncomfortable than I already had, so I said it was okay.
I would've said yes anyways.
When we got back home, we just kind of wandered in silence, putting our jackets away.
I got a glass of milk. Made her some hot chocolate and brought it to her room where she was preparing for bed.
The clock on her side table said 3:23 AM.
"Here you are."
She smiled. "I already brushed my teeth."
"Ha. Silly me. I should of thought of that."
"No it's okay. Here, I'll still drink it."
I sat on her bed, watching her sip. I think I wore her out.
"Hey..."
"Yeah?" she asked.
"Can I stay with you tonight?"