make jokes and tease me and you don’t even care. you never even knew her. why are you here?” i don’t remember now if i shoved her or if she shoved me, but i remember her crying.
“i need to go to the toilet,” she said, and i took her to the bathroom and waited outside the door. after she was done, we walked back to the lounge and i watched the people. i don’t know how long we were out there watching people come in and out of her room with pillows and machines, but it had gotten dark before she came out. her red eyes matched the construction paper 