Challenge
July 2024 Drabble Challenge: In Dependence
Using prose and exactly 100 words, tell me a story about a dependency. Interpret how you will, but please use standard punctuation, spacing, grammar, and spelling. Winner gets a little prize; I will read all entries and choose a victor in August. There is no need to tag me. Let's see some creativity!
Codependence
I wake up gasping for air and grasping at the empty sheets beside me. I clutch my thermos between two shaking hands. Yesterday you made me a cup of coffee before work. Later, you threw it at the wall when I came home an hour late. I glued the shattered pieces together but they were never the same.
This time I said something. You raised your hand again and walked out. But my finger hovers over the your contact in my phone. I don't know how to be alone. I know pain. So that is the twisted comfort I chase.
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