Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
VERONICA ROTHI feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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Shh,” I say. “Arms around me.” Obediently, he slips both arms around my waist. I smile at the wall. I am not enjoying this. I am not, not even a little bit, no.
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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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A brave man acknowledges the strength of others.
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Part of me wonders if this is a suicide mission disguised as a game.
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In that moment I know exactly what I want; I want to peel away all the layers of clothing between us, strip away everything that separates us, the past and the present and the future.
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I’m sick of doing bad things and liking it and then wondering what’s wrong with me. I want it to be over. I want to start again.
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We kiss again and this time, it feels familiar.
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His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate.
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That’s what love does. When it’s right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.
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I’ve done without doing things, like sleeping and eating, but I need to write.
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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I feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperate and afraid. I feel like I have lost control of what I have become.
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We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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Mom used to say that politeness is deception in pretty packaging
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