Ripping the Orange Patches
12 · 6 scenes
- I · VI
The Unfamiliar Cafeteria
A cafeteria I had never seen, crowded with strangers, a girl beside me among them.
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II · VISitting Nonchalantly
On my chair, leaning back, easy, while the room circles around the standoff.
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III · VIThe Shift
The girl turns away; the warmth that was there goes quiet and out.
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IV · VIRipping The Orange
Vibrant orange patches torn from the backpack, the bright colour coming away in pieces.
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V · VIThe Straight Road
A completely straight road, the lane line, the fear of crossing it into another car.
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VI · VIThe Huge Numbers
Numbers swollen vast and huge-looking, looming until they frighten me away.