Constant Knot

Tom is numb. It's better this way, he thinks. Feel nothing so when death comes it'll be quick. There's nothing to live for anyway, he's only causing pain for his mother, his only friend Lance can do without him, and the only girl he's ever loved could care less. Death would be fine. Soon he'll be six feet under and flowers will sway above him. But when he meets someone new, he starts awakening, and he feels afraid. He's no longer numb, and he's never felt so alive.