I've been pretending to be fine for so long at work that my coworkers threw me a birthday party and it was the saddest hour of my life.
I smiled the whole time...
I smiled the whole time...
I made one anyway, out of habit, and the silence was the worst thing I've ever heard.
I thought it was quirky until I walked past the painting of a Victorian family and the father mouthed "too late," and now all their eyes follow me.
She looked at me with black eyes and said, "The baby needs to eat," and I felt something kick me from across the room.
I found out when I saw his call log last Christmas and had to go cry in the bathroom...
The sessions are recorded, and when I listened back, I hear myself clearly describing how I buried her in the backyard when she tried to leave...
The article includes quotes from my wife about our argument yesterday, and tomorrow is the date listed in the obituary.
They just showed me the autopsy photos, the prints were pressed into the soft tissue from the inside, as if I'd been trying to claw my way out...
I made myself a drink and watched TV until I fell asleep in my coat...