As I stand there, dumbstruck, I feel our love has become like a little red balloon of its own. It’s out of my hands now, and out of hers, too. The difference is that she chose that. She let it go. She opened up her fingers and it took off, flying higher and higher.
“If you wanna break these walls down, you’re gonna get bruised”
Whatever crew Kir sent to deal with the body in my apartment did a thorough job. The hallway wall where the man died has been repainted to perfection. The floorboards are spotless. If I didn’t know better, I’d think I imagined the whole thing.
Too bad I know better. Much, much better.
I’m shoving clothes into a duffel bag on my bed without bothering to see what exactly I’m grabbing. I’ll go to my cousin’s place in Jersey to hide out from the storm that’s about t
