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I wake up
in a panicbut a comforting smell
surrounds me.I relax,
open my dry mouth,
try to speak.
Tammie...
I'm in my own bed
when I finally open my eyes.There's no one
in the room
with Tammie and me.She's
sitting beside me on the bed,
one hand in mine.(They're glued together with sweat.)
No...nurses?
She shakes her head.
Why?
There are usually nurses after
something like this.That's right,
this means I didn't do anything wrong.Asher?
I sit up.
Tammie leads me to the door
and we peek outside together,her breath sour and warm
down my neck.He's squatting on the landing,
like a little kid
lost in a mall,
eyes staring atnothing in particular.
There are
alsono nurses with him.
They didn't... remove him?
There's no need
for her to reply
because we can both remember
and we can see himsitting
rightthere.
Maybe Fatima
didn't existto begin with?
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