Reunion
Elliot's Point of View
Five years is a long time to practice breathing without the person who once taught you how.
I learned the shape of waiting, the discipline of keeping my hands busy, and the language of silence that does not break you but bends you into a new form.
Limang taon mula noong araw na nawala si Avery, at mula noong huling beses na nakita ko siyang pumili ng direksyong hindi ako, sa isang silid na amoy usok at takot, habang hawak ng halimaw ang switch na puwedeng kumitil sa lahat.
People told me to move on like it was a door you open with a wrist flick
"Move on, Elliot." As if love is a coat you can hang by the door and forget.
I tried therapy, distance, work that eats your calendar for breakfast. I became the man who shows up even when sleep doesn't.
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