"Sometimes I roll your name around in my mouth like a lost tooth.”
“Why?”
“I don’t necessarily know. I mean, I know I don’t do it because it’s a beautiful name, or even because it reminds me of you and all the twists and turns you’ve brought into my life.”
“Then why would you cling on to something you despise so much? That can’t be healthy.”
“I suppose I do it just because it’s stuck there and won’t come out. Its roots stick tight to my gums like a lover that I’m trying to forget, which technically, that's what it is. It’s a familiar ache, which is a little better than an unfamiliar one, I guess, because I’m accustomed to it. At least this way, I understand how much pain it’ll bring into my life without being surprised. But it’s starting to rot my insides so I think it might be time to get rid of it.”
“Well maybe it’s only stuck there because you won’t let it leave. Y’know, surprises can be good if you just let them be. But keep in mind that in order for new and better things to happen to you, you have to make room for them. So you can't keep hanging onto things just because they used to mean something to you years ago. Throw them out light last night's garbage if you have to, just get rid of them, they're doing you more harm than good."
“I don’t know if I can.”
“All you have to do to steal your life back is let go of my name, which connects you to me, and in doing so, you will finally be able to lose that silly metaphorical tooth of yours, and me as well."
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Short Story❝oral exchange of sentiments, observations, opinions, or ideas.❞ a series of unrelated stories told only through dialogue in which two anonymous characters share bits and pieces of themselves with the reader.
