sleep.

as a guest room. That clean laundry sharp smell again. I kept turning over and

the left. Show

It was brown then grey then clear. My shampoo was still in my bag. My cheap one from the drugstore. His shower h

stairs. Exactly where I left them. He didn'

ould be loud, right? Growling and chains or someth

. My socks were still wet.

same dark grey t-shirt. With a mug. Not drinking. Just holding it

hen I came in. H

't sleep,

back. My voice still sounded

d. Almost. "I d

t. S

ere else to stand. My hair was dripping on his

aid, nodding to the

h growled really loud. Like emb

e just got up and

et. For a big g

er. And an apple. He sliced the apple with a knife that lo

le slicing. Like he remembered

way over. The guards kept saying - they

for half a seco

I don't know why I asked tha

toward me. Not too c

you,"

shaking again. That teeth-cl

It tasted like nothing. T

ll. Rude. But I didn't care. "You didn't have to. Y

Too heavy. Like he was trying to memorize my fa

"Your ex. He offered. I said no. He left you anyway. In

e it was a bad word

. "A lot of p

lot of peop

ding.

eese and apple between

counter. He glanced at it. His

said before I c

ght away. He turned

n go back upstairs. Lock the door if you

s mug. Still full.

," I

sto

the... for the b

r carrying my bag. L

shoulder. Same as last ni

said. "You haven't seen w

g me with the apple slices and the too-sharp

ices. Even though

in. Let my ex see me eating in this mons

elong her

in the mud a