safe

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i called him;
i called dan.
he answered with
his voice as soft and
as beautiful as an angel's.
"phil, what's wrong?"
i opened my mouth to speak
but all that i was able to
choke out were tears.
tears and sobs.
he told me to stay put;
that he was coming to get me;
that he'd be with me soon.
i nodded,
despite him not being able
to see me.
it only took him
ten minutes
to get to me after
he had hung up.
from the very moment
he walked in the door
i was in his arms.
i could feel him
pulling me closer to him
and holding me tight
as I let my tears fall
onto his shirt.
i apologised in fear
that he'd hurt me
for ruining his shirt,
but he told me it didn't
matter; that it was okay.
we sat in silence,
letting me console myself.
dan didn't let me go
the whole time and,
for the first time in
a long time,
i felt safe.

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