I had done all I could for him. And yet he still left me.
I wasn't used to being alone. It was hard coming home and not hearing his familiar voice, or his footsteps on the hardwood floor.
Back when we were together, I had sometimes wished we weren't. He was gone partying most of the time anyway, it was as if he had already left me.
But now that I got my wish, now that he left, I felt awful.
I never told my friends how I felt now, because they knew how much I didn't like how my married life was turning out. I had told them how much I wanted life to go back to what it was before I got married. They all thought I would be happy that I got my wish. And I told them that I was.
But that was a lie, I didn't like it the way it is now.
I hated the quiet every time I came home.
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When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go (Short stories)
FanficHey all my fellow Billie stans! I decided to do something a little risky, and write short stories for all the songs in the When We All Fall Asleep Where Do We Go album! The stories are based on the way the song feels, as well as the lyrics. You can...