I tug at his arm and his eyes slowly open still half asleep. He looks at me questioning my action and I say, “Remember me.”
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The embrace. It was neither a hello or a goodbye, but a stern “I’ll see you again, whether in this lifetime or the next.” It was short and sweet, careful not to linger. If it had lasted a moment longer the meaning would have vanished altogether, and nothing but awkwardness would have come about.
We let go and I’m left wondering if everything was just one sided. Afterall, I’m not quite sure I’m ready to admit or say anything at all.
But for now, this is more than enough.
We part. Going our separate ways to continue living our separate lives.
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“A 19-year-old girl has just been reported dead in a vehicle accident. She was said to have opened the door while in a moving vehicle on the West Side Highway. Police officers are trying to determine whether it was a committed suicide or an accident. After falling out of the vehicle, she was hit by an oncoming sedan. Time of death upon impact: 1:12 AM.”
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