Life is indeed cruel.
Just when I thought that the universe was finally in my favor, things take a sharp turn for the worse. They told me that I needed to stay away from you, Michael’s words were burned into my brain. I tried to make sense of what they meant, but my heart refused to understand. When I kissed Michael, the world fell away in slow grace; now, reality snapped back together in reckless abandon that its jagged pieces didn’t seem to fit.
I looked up at Michael. His face was turned to the side and I could see the veins bulging on his neck and temple. I saw his throat move as he swallowed but he did not speak. “What do you mean you need to stay away from me?” I asked, a hot swelling threatening to begin in my eyes.
Michael swept his fingers though his hair and for an unbelievab
