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four

We dried each other's tears

And rubbed our cheeks.

I didn't know

You had emotions,

Little Red.

I laughed,

For the first time

In a while.

It felt good

To laugh.

And you can laugh,

You chuckled as you

Watched me grin.

I do have emotions,

I told you,

I just don't

Show them.

You looked at me

And said,

You should.

I smiled and said,

I only have

A little time

Left to live.

At least, that's

what they tell me.

And you said,

Don't talk about it

Right now.

Death is sad,

And we are happy.

I asked,

We?

And you answered,

Yes, we.

Because at that moment,

We were not broken.

-

Have you ever

Dated someone?

You asked me

As we ate sandwiches

In my kitchen.

Well, you ate.

I didn't eat,

For fear of puking

While you were

In my house.

No,

I said.

Oh.

You said, and

Looked at my plate.

Why haven't you eaten?

I looked at my plate

As well.

Because it doesn't

Stay down.

You asked,

What do you mean?

And I said,

I'll throw up.

And you nodded.

But you get hungry,

Don't you?

And I said,

Not usually.

You asked,

Why don't you eat

For the taste,

And just vomit later?

I thought about that,

And replied,

That's stupid.

You laughed loudly,

And it hurt my ears

Slightly, but I didn't

Mind, so that you

Could be happy.

-

A few days later,

There was an incident.

I was watching a movie,

Breakfast at Tiffany's,

And I felt fine,

But apparently I wasn't

As fine as I believed

I was.

It was approaching the part

Where Holly and Paul

Were about to enter

The library, when

I started to feel

A slight throbbing

In my head.

Grabbing a water bottle,

I swallowed a few Tylenol

And resumed the movie.

My headache didn't go away,

But I thought

It was bearable.

All I remember

After that is

My body hitting the floor

And my throat

Becoming sore as I

Screamed my

Mother's name.