I'm somehow alive.109Please respect copyright.PENANA0UHq5aNMwu
It's strange... like I'm living in a dream.109Please respect copyright.PENANAPforEjFEKh
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.109Please respect copyright.PENANASv7d9olsYo
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.109Please respect copyright.PENANA0MlDxGOHuQ
Have you ever felt so tired that you could just face-plant and fall asleep on the concrete?109Please respect copyright.PENANAupC2WVkhfB
Well, it was that kind of day. 109Please respect copyright.PENANAUjwlNClLW9
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.109Please respect copyright.PENANA2WwFSGeAPx
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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?"109Please respect copyright.PENANAs6VkG1jk0J
A voice that sounded vaguely familiar. I remember glancing at my right hand, groggy. Right, I was shopping.109Please respect copyright.PENANAwtPlACE3O2
The sky had become pitch black, with the dim street lamps and the odd car being the only source of light.109Please respect copyright.PENANAceiG6apbg5
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I remember hearing my name being called. Ah, crap.109Please respect copyright.PENANAgil8IXxjr0
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.109Please respect copyright.PENANAO3eJv4GSvQ
Much less someone I know.109Please respect copyright.PENANAuW8a8nLsx9
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"...Hey. Hey..."109Please respect copyright.PENANAvXAa6UjKPg
"I'm going to call someone, okay?"
"Don't."109Please respect copyright.PENANAA0587E1LRE
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.109Please respect copyright.PENANASHpTcVEorE
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"You...!" 109Please respect copyright.PENANAoYSdEhZsVw
I remember cursing in my head.109Please respect copyright.PENANAKFoUhpXfAF
Ah, fuck.109Please respect copyright.PENANA7Qv0Hn8Ac6
Fuck.109Please respect copyright.PENANABniP5FIdv0
It had to be you, didn't it.109Please respect copyright.PENANAwaWE5AVAtm
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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.109Please respect copyright.PENANAN84h8N5w3J
Teacher's pet.109Please respect copyright.PENANAOIGOIfqNoE
The guy that effortlessly has people around him.109Please respect copyright.PENANARXBgIUjhkd
The class president.