cute, orange, sticker, hello

it is good to have her home. her cute new clothes and beautiful long hair. big ben stickers on her luggage. an orange hat. her broken heart.

'i blame myself.'
'you can't.'
'his life has fallen to the shit.'
'he chose it.'
'i left him.'
'because neither of you were happy.'
'well neither of us are happy now.'

we flipped through photos and postcards. i chose earrings, a hello kitty doll, some cds from the pile 'for friends'. i tried to justify, to excuse, to explain.

'it'll get easier,' i said and i hoped i was right.


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