One Last Time
If only to be with you again.
I hadn’t entered the room since the night that it happened. How could I? Everything about her space remained the same. Frozen in time. I was afraid to face it. Afraid of the day we may move away from this house, and everything she’s ever touched will be lost forever. But tonight, I swallowed my heart and reached for the knob. The white wooden door was covered with posters of her favorite tv shows and musical artists. On top of the collage a sign that said “DO NOT ENTER” was nailed into the wood. Too Bad, Abby. I’m entering.
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Ashley Lima
I think about writing more than I write, but call myself a writer as opposed to a thinker.
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Become a paid subscriber to get access.👏☺️ It’s a great little Micro. Lots of warmth and atmosphere!
The thick emotion in this piece will linger in me for some time, I think. Rooms hold so much, between the memories and the feelings, the relationships, the sensory overwhelm…I have felt this many times. I have to ask, though…what became of Abby? I went back and forth on a few possibilities, and I can’t settle. I know it doesn’t matter all that much. So I leave it up to you to answer.
Very poignant.