he comes to my apartment
checking to make sure
that there are no orange bottles
which there aren't
we sit
in comfortable silence
tuesday, he says
mars, I say
are you okay, he asks
I'd be better if you kissed me, I say
so he does
and it's better than any drugs
I could've taken
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Swallow
Short Story•Addict-Book 2• In which a girl addicted to swallowing pills finds a boy who helps her stay away from the pharmacy.
