away; b.e.[rewritting]

"You really shouldn't but i need to kiss you once more," she says.

I cup her face with my hands and I kiss her. I take my time and I kiss her, taking in every second of it.

Billie pulls away and rests her head on mine.

"I love you," I say.

"I know you do," she says.

She stands up straight, takes the promise ring out of her pocket and hands it to me.

"I love you too, Em," she says before kissing my cheek and turning away and walking away.

Away from me, away from us, away from our future.

all trigger warnings in this story:
-depression
-self harm/mentions of self harm
-explicit language
-anxiety (ocd, ptsd, and general anxiety disorder)
-mentions drug abuse
-mentions of alcohol abuse
-sex
-homophobic slurs
-language
-police brutality