she is laughing
I haven't heard that sound in three months
she says the voices are gone
I want to believe her
but I won't
not until she is six months clean
she's halfway there.
and I'll be with her every step of the way
***
4 months later
she is beautiful
long red dress
white converse
curled hair
sparkling eyes
bright smile
I am in a daze
are we going on this date or what, she asks
I say, of course we are. it's our first official date. I wouldn't miss it for the world.
she smiles
and I smile back
both of us
clear of voices
finally free from
s u f f o c a t i n g
-Trace
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only an epilogue left and I haven't had any response on my series idea yet *sad face*
YOU ARE READING
Suffocating
Short Story{Coping: Book One} In which a suicidal boy who expresses his feelings in the form of poetry falls in love with a girl who knows all too well how it feels to have your own mind suffocate you. {WARNING: THIS WHOLE STORY IS TRIGGERING}
