HEARTACHE (common disease)

“I don't know you. The only thing I know about you is, you're reading this. I don't know if your happy or not; I don't know whether you're young or not. I sort of hope you're young and sad and If you're old and happy, Perhaps this is what the stories meant when they called somebody heartsick. Your heart and your stomach and your whole insides felt hollow, empty and aching."

“Sunlight’s warmth on my face awoke me in the morning. I didn’t remember falling asleep or how I came to be in my own bed. But I did recall nightmares. Awful nightmares featuring Caelan!

I turned my head to stare out an open window where the sun shone, the air smelled of rain from overnight showers. My eyelids fluttered, blinking at a stunning reflection of daylight. All of it was an invitation but I declined because none of that mattered to me. The world might as well come to a dark and ugly end. I saw no reason for beauty or life to go on so long as Caelan was lost.

Rolling over in bed, cried and back to sleep..

Aisha Bailey Moreno