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009 ali

"I have no idea when or even if I'll be back; promise me you'll take care of yourself."

I looked at him with panic and confusion. His toffy eyes shadowed in our dimly lit living room.

"But Ali-"

He shook his head, his mouth slightly open and breathing heavy. I furrowed my brow. Just a couple of days ago, everything was normal. Now he's in front of me going on about leaving and possibly not coming back? And he wants me to just stay here and wait?

Why did I wait? It's been days since I've seen him and I'm starting to lose hope. He gave no explanation as to where he was going and for all I know, he could be dead. It wasn't unlike him to disappear for a while but... He always told me where he would be, which was usually at work. He worked quite a bit; he had to just to make ends meet. I was no help myself, staying home and doing silly little tasks like cleaning and cooking. Despite him being extremely appreciative, I knew it wasn't enough. I wanted to get a job but I couldn't. I had no skills. Nobody wanted to hire a 28-year-old with no prior job experience. When I'd voice my concerns, Ali would always brush it off, explaining that he'd rather me be at home and safe than make 10,000 won an hour. Still, I kinda felt useless. And now, I'm by myself. Without money and running out of food.

A million thoughts raced through my mind as I sat on the floor; the room completely dark from not being able to pay the electricity bill. My fingers fidgeted with the silver bracelet around my wrist as I stared into space. Ali had given it to me as a birthday gift one year. My face become hot as I thought about all the things he had done for me. We could have nothing to our names and he'd still find a way to give me a gift. That was his love language, which I thought was pretty ironic since we had been poor ever since we got together.

"Oh Ali...you're such a fucking idiot" I chuckled to myself, trying to keep myself from crying.

I didn't want this to be another day of sitting and sobbing but I didn't know what else to do. I didn't have anywhere to go nor anyone to see. I only talked to Ali and occasionally his boss when he came looking for him. I hated it here and he knew that. He would often promise me a big house with tons of clothes and jewelry.

"Just a couple more years," he'd say and kiss my forehead.

"I don't want all that stuff. I just wanna be able to live together without worrying about how to pay the bills."

Tears started streaming down my cheeks faster than I could wipe them off. All of that was over. Memories were all I had left of him.

"Stay safe," he said.

Yeah right, and how do you expect me to do that all alone? He was so stupid sometimes. He was blindly positive and it enraged me. That's how you set yourself up for disappointment and get hurt. He was rarely realistic.

Hearing a noise outside the door, I quickly look up. Oh no. All I could do was sit in fear as the door slowly opened. There was no way to make out the features of the person standing in the doorway besides...besides...

Another cliffhanger!! If ya'll ask nicely, I will post the next part >:3 Peace!