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I know his face better than my own, and I can’t see a trace of a lie When he speaks, there is none

“I couldn’t face him without you I am an embarrassment Dropped out of irl toto him Mindy and Patrick can have ten children and be married for a hundred years for all I care Good luck to them”

I let myself say it “Okay I believe you”

We sit in silence for ais, I keep wondering what I’d be now if I’d stuck with medicine”

“I’ve got so much inside me I have no idea about I’m like the mayor of a city I’ve never seen”

He s “If you knew the kind of littleevery moment you breathe in, you wouldn’t be able to handle it A valve could close and not open; an artery could split, you could die At anybut miracles inside your tiny city” He presses a kiss to my temple

“Holy shit” I clutch at him

“You wouldn’t believe the stats on people who go to bed one night and never wake up Normal, healthy people who aren’t even old”

“Why would you tell me this? Is this what you think about?”

There’s the longest pause “I used to Not so much anymore”

“I think I preferred it when I thought I was full of white bones and red goo Why aht?”

“Now you see why I can’t do small talk Sorry Dad scared you about the cake He’s jealous he can’t let hi I don’t think I’ve eaten cake in a few years Man, it was good”

“Filthy little pigs, the pair of us Want to go downstairs and see if there’s any left?”

He looks at ?”

I re”