One Night With My Ex's Uncle

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seemed like everything had stopped...

smiled lik

o saw on

n't wait for us

, and made cliché statements

to give his ev

ing, and cloaked in the shiny f

tinued to let out soft cries, and it was only

e rolled off the bed to the floor, grabbing

it was about to exp

ut I couldn't deny the hot tears

ice, and I looked at their clothes on

e I had been thinking only about him, as I u

I whispered, alth

om. My body buzzed with electricity, f

a dream? My john? My jo

y. Wait, please." He called afte

ere was no way he'd follow me while he was still n

, and when I saw a taxi, I

partners cheating. I'd always shouted at them to tear the partner's hair apart, a

ffocating. I had wanted to leave the

in movies, who always ran. I couldn't face

u like to go?" The dri

ever you want." I said, and my tears came crashing on my laps. My tear

, do that to me? Hadn't he loved me? All his promises

ere had it all gone wrong? Where!? The driver saw m

them continued to crash down, filling my

want to cry in the taxi, but I had invested too much of myself in John. It was just too hard to

nce he met me? After we made love for the firs

over my forehead, and my face turned red, but I didn't stop. With

stopped crying. Instead, I leaned against the car door,

face had held her atop him. Those eyes that ga

" I c

, ma

a lot for a driver to make in a day not to talk of two hours, but I was grateful fo

car, and handed

e, s

... you

, sir." I added, and turned away, walking slowly to wherever I could get to. The

longed to just thrust my hand into it, an

k towards it immediately. It was exactly what I needed. After all, wh

st empty, except for a lone figu

at me, and a bright

thought we were done with customers already. Do you need a room for the night, to

m.

d you like

olic drink

but I'd advise you not to drink

u wouldn't say that." I said to him

houghts to a complete stranger, who doesn't know you, or the p

tell him, and you'll probably never see me again, so even if

athetic. So tell me, is it a man?" He a

s a man. A... A... jeez, it's hard to curse at

up at him, with eyes that definitely resembled

eful for- that I didn't have t

ething, but instead, I took

it, trying to get drunk and

he bottle from him, and drank directly, as my

nd I drank it too. My face felt hot. Maybe i

position behind the counter to come to me, but

, I want to kill John."

ould sleep." He said,

t's not enough." I said, staggeri

e further to the staircase, whic

around me... he was too close, too... "You're..." I was saying, but he di

is hands direct