I'm somehow alive.329Please respect copyright.PENANAWehYUJPFvd
It's strange... like I'm living in a dream.329Please respect copyright.PENANAGG6N4ha8Rg
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.329Please respect copyright.PENANARj0zbevTEl
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.329Please respect copyright.PENANARGgW4KQ0Yy
Have you ever felt so tired that you could just face-plant and fall asleep on the concrete?329Please respect copyright.PENANAzo5ujRQ5vx
Well, it was that kind of day. 329Please respect copyright.PENANA0loqdibAvO
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.329Please respect copyright.PENANAGfuZTdFrEj
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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?"329Please respect copyright.PENANA3y3RCOic72
A voice that sounded vaguely familiar. I remember glancing at my right hand, groggy. Right, I was shopping.329Please respect copyright.PENANABj0V47UWU5
The sky had become pitch black, with the dim street lamps and the odd car being the only source of light.329Please respect copyright.PENANAV3pxPt9YNx
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I remember hearing my name being called. Ah, crap.329Please respect copyright.PENANAHITv66eqAf
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.329Please respect copyright.PENANAvsbwU5sdVR
Much less someone I know.329Please respect copyright.PENANAPBmVxr8GG2
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"...Hey. Hey..."329Please respect copyright.PENANAYrkZY4UY7I
"I'm going to call someone, okay?"
"Don't."329Please respect copyright.PENANAOTX8y8EW6h
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.329Please respect copyright.PENANACC3S7oV81G
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"You...!" 329Please respect copyright.PENANANNGfdWEBjM
I remember cursing in my head.329Please respect copyright.PENANA0Xh7l4IFVY
Ah, fuck.329Please respect copyright.PENANAdXS7o3Kkub
Fuck.329Please respect copyright.PENANAmacVKNgvoy
It had to be you, didn't it.329Please respect copyright.PENANABxny3OKXOC
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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.329Please respect copyright.PENANAMqJ85Sd7F5
Teacher's pet.329Please respect copyright.PENANAW4fvK9gRtr
The guy that effortlessly has people around him.329Please respect copyright.PENANAuPYeF80nvK
The class president.