I'm somehow alive.398Please respect copyright.PENANA7Q4749HpRe
It's strange... like I'm living in a dream.398Please respect copyright.PENANA3mFmtY5g8J
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.398Please respect copyright.PENANAtifgLfJ439
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.398Please respect copyright.PENANArAThhmTi6w
Have you ever felt so tired that you could just face-plant and fall asleep on the concrete?398Please respect copyright.PENANAOVyIjT2xxY
Well, it was that kind of day. 398Please respect copyright.PENANAZ12alV6wR3
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.398Please respect copyright.PENANAYTDdPA5CwE
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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?"398Please respect copyright.PENANAa7Z7J333L9
A voice that sounded vaguely familiar. I remember glancing at my right hand, groggy. Right, I was shopping.398Please respect copyright.PENANATfmtIMtsC3
The sky had become pitch black, with the dim street lamps and the odd car being the only source of light.398Please respect copyright.PENANAYysIdbnfuq
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I remember hearing my name being called. Ah, crap.398Please respect copyright.PENANAusscHHZrDf
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.398Please respect copyright.PENANA0oBVY2FgFe
Much less someone I know.398Please respect copyright.PENANAFzDQurNnp9
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"...Hey. Hey..."398Please respect copyright.PENANA8HjMeBC0zP
"I'm going to call someone, okay?"
"Don't."398Please respect copyright.PENANAdfZ7Uy9Sw8
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.398Please respect copyright.PENANAnGvEvzX2r8
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"You...!" 398Please respect copyright.PENANAt6YVnIRsFo
I remember cursing in my head.398Please respect copyright.PENANAiXL0HV2tLR
Ah, fuck.398Please respect copyright.PENANAaHFguXJeTo
Fuck.398Please respect copyright.PENANAG8eEAiOVuh
It had to be you, didn't it.398Please respect copyright.PENANAdwX1k0WWRS
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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.398Please respect copyright.PENANABsqsCraRHs
Teacher's pet.398Please respect copyright.PENANAHU5t8v4pzv
The guy that effortlessly has people around him.398Please respect copyright.PENANATSX1OkV1Gl
The class president.