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I see confusion
in Asher's eyes.
He's tilted his head,
plastic ear pointed at meinstinctively.
To hear me better.
That's not the problem though.
His fingers twitch.
Shaking.He's scared.
The fear makes its way
into his eyes.Along with
shame.
I'm sure
that's alsoreflected
in mine.
He leaves before I can be sure
it's really guilt in his eyes.He doesn't come back
even though I wait,
paint drying out my brush.The sky darkens.
There's no sun today.
No moon either.
Moonlight Sonata
whispers through the walls.I move
at last,
like the other patients,
one leg numb.I notice
there's a new patient
in Urei's armchair.David. That's his name.
Unlike Urei,
he doesn't shut up—keeps whispering under his breath.Tammie's turned away from me,
staring at him.Asher refuses to look at me.
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