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“I will never let you go”

I jerk upright in bed, both ar uselessly in the empty space around me

For asensation in all five fingers ofhand, as if the limb has reattached itself in my sleep

Then the feeling fades, leaving just the hard thu on my body

Closingin around the blinds on the s, I drag my hand down my face

Fuck

This long after the shooting,better, not worse

The m

eed

I saw a therapist for a few sessions while I was in theto rebuildBut I couldn’t afford to keep seeing her, and the truth was, I didn’t want to She askedparts of my soul I wasn’t ready to let anyone touch She forced ot tight, I used that as an easy excuse to stop visiting her

Maybe that was a stupid mistake

Because I have no goddamn idea how to process this

It’s not the first time I’ve dreaining I could make out the words he said

But it’s the first time it’s been those words

I will never let you go