126 : decision

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i looked at him in the purple haze of my bedroom. his eyes were groggy, nearly closing, nearly unresponsive.
with enough pain in my voice to decorate hell, i pleaded, yet commanded, "make a choice."

his eyes became more awake than i'd ever seen.
"okay."

numbness wafted in and out of my body. "i'm tired , green."

"okay."

and somehow i know he isn't lying.

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