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My one

My dad would ask for more money

People would re, but other than that, what had I ever really done?

I’d followed my dream

And what did I have left?

I took a step

The light was red

I took another

Looked up and didn’t care

I was too numb to care

I thought of Grace then

Of how I had treated her

Of the way she made me feel

Of how I hated her truth because it madetime

Was I happy?

I laughed stupidly toAnd it would never be enough

So Why Fucking Try?

I took another step

A horn sounded

Was this rock bottom?

She was right

Daht

I hoped that Rae made her happy—that someone made her happy I felt the tears then; I hadn’t felt the ti The choking sensation in my throat as I tried to s The inability to stop the my skin

Why was I crying?

It hurt physically, emotionally as tears slid off my chin onto the pavement

And still

I walked

Horns

Cars

Lights

It was over

I squeezed my eyes shut

So slammed into me from behind A car?

I fell to the sidewalk, ainst the pave next to me

Grace

But her arle

Her head was turned to the side

Her eyes were open Her lips parted “Are you okay?”

“G-grace?” I reached for her

“Are you okay?” she repeated

“Yes” I sed the ball of e

She reached for ers fell short as her arm kissed the pavement, her eyes rolled to the back of her head

She was gone