Devil's possesion

eautiful Morning

he tiny kitchen floor. The smell of fried eggs, baked bread, and fresh tomatoes fill

ggs in a pan while Mum tries to stop Mia from dipping a biscuit into the jar of honey. Grandma hums a hy

ds gently, placing two extr

l," I say wit

ir," Grand

You need energy to carry all those h

ight. I look around at the table-this vibrant mess of love

n't be here to

I push the yam around on my plate, p

udges me. "Alora,

one f

" Mum

she's made of glass no

'm not dying today. So stop worrying

and leans

urns, but I feel the cr

-

t door with my work bag over my shoulder.

and on the

ar slips do

r. Mayb

dbye to a world th

before I can

upposed to leave," Kira says,

oulder. "I was just

"Well, stop it. Your face gets puf

Sorry, Mis

street toward the library, the s

you finish that fant

ls in love with the girl, but le

ed it, a

I hate endin

"Some endings are just

nd. I'm too a

-

otes dancing in its path. Kira leaves after lunch, and I spend the afternoon org

e world outside dims. By

desk and pull my

orn, the edges frayed

to a bl

ne

ready a ghost-smiling, walking,

t. But today, I made a promise to myself: I will live. I'll

n l

ially

e next page

ISH

o won't love me back. So I don't

e my ow

mething

meone unde

verything I feel, e

e first item,

even find a

oor c

p, st

ll shadow silhouetted by

and stand. "Good eve

slowly and walks

-

ht. The customer leaves. I

turns and reading a page of my

ean to fa

-

rk. The old library

one i

grip

and rush to lock up. The town s

key in th

ic

I f

street... under the fl

anding. Still

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