Her

People think moving across the country means starting over.

New house.
New school.
New life.

But some things follow you no matter how far you go.

Sometimes, late at night, I still hear it.

Beep.
Beep.
Beep.

And I remember the question someone once asked me - the one I've never been able to answer.

How are you still alive?

So I do what I've learned to do best.

I keep my head down.
I stay quiet.
And I try to pretend nothing inside me is broken.

But the past has a way of finding you.

And some secrets were never meant to stay buried.