A Little Like Fate

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ve to breathe, or move, or think, or say anything, or have a fucked up

e in one place, under

dn't do anything except blink when urged to. I tried s

und didn't pay well and my only source of a well-paid job was

y, to begin with. I was just an attendant, a

, my full body landed on the woo

for bein

one. I hadn't talked to Devin in some days and since he didn't call, I guessed he was v

ked up my toothbrush, kissed it with some toothpaste, and introdu

ht to the mail. I was so busy with my perfectly white teet

g i

I saw the subject of the mai

h?

ation for over a year? Maybe a rejection mail? I wasn't certa

he damn mess

phone and clicke

tion has been successful----" I screamed without reading to the end

house. My mother dropped whatever she was doing in the kitchen and met me in

t some sleep here and you ladies are prevent

he house tomorrow," Eva said gru

nd put up a seri

ed a fucking huge paying job and instea

b?" Kiki and Eva rushed t

sis, tell me." Kiki shook my stiff body ecstatically and I couldn't hel

e will ever trample on us again." Eva placed her head on my shoulder. Th

ed for one of the couches, walking a someone

they were dishing out and if looks cou

ob' is as far as Barbados. You expect me to leave you guys and go that distance? Not

n, you literally grew up around your family. And no matter how broken and messed up we a

hing to make me go get th

o make life better for

," I cut in. "

istance, you will be able to make us happy and at the end of the year, you c

y, Delia. Grab it or else, who knows? Th

p, stretching as though I ha

now of the arrangements they'v

're going?" Eva ask

intentl

means I'm going." I replied. Her question seemed dum

or them to jubilate. I went to the room and brought out my laptop. I w

it's just my imagination and t

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and regulations of the company, the manner of conduct, and my job

ed all of these if I was assured I would get the job but no, t

job. Later, I heard they relocated and that was the last of it. Every other place I applied to declined my request and that left me to menial jobs until I met Bruce. When h

p and changed into c

ght be my last walk in my little town so I p

bench. What caught my attention

g with the wind but never moving with i

d free and cared less about anything in the world, except for

too fast, having seen my mom and dad brawl every day and taking the

no attention to it. Could have been one of the

nd I turned. I di

ed and focused b

l mystery you call 'weird'. I'm disappointed."

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