Cat Bennett

Within Reaching Distance

"Don't. Just…don't" "You don't even know what I was about to say." "...Fine." "I'm not going to leave you." It is this concession that breaks her, forces her to the ground with an overloaded weight of emotions. One week, three days, six hours and 29 minutes ago, she carried a child within her. Now she carries agony. Fear. That aching crack in her sternum that feels like an itch she cannot scratch. Less blood, now, though - the resultant flow has been sporadic, but enough to serve as a constant, painful reminder of loss.