Superhero Universe: Tesseracts Nineteen
“I’d spot a razor blade under the bathroom sink or one of his books jumbled among mine, and I’d pick it up like it had thorns and put it in the box in the closet. He said he’d call when he was ready to collect his stuff. I didn’t even know where he was. Had he moved in with that other girl? Were they coiled together on knotty sheets while I stared at the ceiling?I tried not to do it. Three days I walked in circles around the apartment telling myself not to do it. I tried to distract myself: web ...surfing, cheap wine, bouts of self-pity. It didn’t work. I needed it. My skin fizzed like cheap pop. I scratched my arms and bit my lips. My boss called. Why wasn’t I at the office processing forms? I told him I’d quit.At four in the morning I watched a web video that promised me I Wouldn’t Believe What Happened Next (spoiler alert: I did, without much trouble) and realized I’d worn out the distraction capacity of the internet.I walked to my bedroom. I lay down with my clothes on, shut my eyes, took a few deep breaths.MoreLess
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