The Pieces of You

Piece of You #8

I walked into work one day like I normally do, and I did everything like I normally would. It was just a regular day and I felt like I was doing a little better than I've been doing the past couple of days, which was good for me. Everything was going fine until I saw something. I was looking at the candy that is in the lanes where people check out and I saw the candy your mom bought for us one day. I stared at it for a few seconds until another piece of you appeared from behind it. I was so startled by it that I jumped. I walked away from it and up to the cooler where the drinks are kept. I looked inside and saw nothing out of the ordinary until I saw a monster energy drink that you love. I looked away from it and closed my eyes and when I did all I saw was a foggy memory of you. Foggy because at this point I haven't seen you in almost 2 months so the image of you wasn't as clear as it used to be. When I opened my eyes again and looked back into the cooler, I saw yet another piece of you in there, hiding behind the monster drinks and peering at me. I walked back to my register with tears in my eyes at the thought of you. It was amazing how those 2 small things that you loved brought back so many memories of you, and of course, I wasn't strong enough to not let it bother me. I ended up almost having a panic attack at work. The only good thing is, I never saw those pieces of you again. They disappeared after that day and I didn't have to worry about them. Although I am curious as to where they went, I'm just glad they're not with me.