Killing Me Softly
Frustrated, exhausted, light-headed, and confused, you start sobbing. Silently. Frustratingly silently. You feel like SCREAMING, goddamn it!!
"Oh, oh, I'm so sorry!" The boy's voice shoots up two octaves. "Are you okay? I didn't meant to-" He puts his hand on your shoulder. You flinch away.
"Tao," says the girl from the corner. "Shut up, back off."
Tao backpedals and almost trips over a box. He retreats across the room, glancing at you every few seconds.
You pull yourself together, taking deep, shaking breaths. Your chest feels a little looser now.
Something taps your knee. You look up and see that Tao's put a pad of sticky notes and a pencil on top of your leg.
"Can you write?" he asks meekly.
You pick up the pencil and find that you can. What do you write?
"Oh, oh, I'm so sorry!" The boy's voice shoots up two octaves. "Are you okay? I didn't meant to-" He puts his hand on your shoulder. You flinch away.
"Tao," says the girl from the corner. "Shut up, back off."
Tao backpedals and almost trips over a box. He retreats across the room, glancing at you every few seconds.
You pull yourself together, taking deep, shaking breaths. Your chest feels a little looser now.
Something taps your knee. You look up and see that Tao's put a pad of sticky notes and a pencil on top of your leg.
"Can you write?" he asks meekly.
You pick up the pencil and find that you can. What do you write?