Everneath
“Less than three months left.
When I got home that night, I took Cole’s hair out of my pocket and put it in the drawer of my nightstand. Maybe someday I’d have the strength to use it.
Before I could think too much about what I saw at the Shop-n-Go, I heard a soft knock at my front door. When I opened it, there was Jules, standing on my porch, twisting the ends of her hair with her right hand. She was tired. Or stressed. The air around her tasted bitter and heavy.
“Hi, Becks.” She hesitated. “Can... we … talk for a little while?”
“Of course. Come in.” She looked nervous, which made me nervous.
Jules followed me down the hall to my bedroom, and then sat on the corner of my bed. I turned my chair around so I was facing her.
“We used to do this all the time,” she said. “I practically lived here.”
I smiled. “I remember.”
She looked past me to my desk, where a framed picture of the two of us stood propped against the wall. Her eyes met mine, and she said, “You’ve lost a lot of weight.MoreLess
When I got home that night, I took Cole’s hair out of my pocket and put it in the drawer of my nightstand. Maybe someday I’d have the strength to use it.
Before I could think too much about what I saw at the Shop-n-Go, I heard a soft knock at my front door. When I opened it, there was Jules, standing on my porch, twisting the ends of her hair with her right hand. She was tired. Or stressed. The air around her tasted bitter and heavy.
“Hi, Becks.” She hesitated. “Can... we … talk for a little while?”
“Of course. Come in.” She looked nervous, which made me nervous.
Jules followed me down the hall to my bedroom, and then sat on the corner of my bed. I turned my chair around so I was facing her.
“We used to do this all the time,” she said. “I practically lived here.”
I smiled. “I remember.”
She looked past me to my desk, where a framed picture of the two of us stood propped against the wall. Her eyes met mine, and she said, “You’ve lost a lot of weight.MoreLess
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