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Meg Oolders
Dec 17, 2022
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Oh God.

Not another year.

I can’t take another year of this…

…madness.

I can’t.

I won’t do it.

I’d rather die than go through it again.

You will go through it again.

No.

Yes, you will.

And do you know why?

Because you’re a sucker.

And no matter how bad it gets,

you’re going to keep showing up for more.

Face it.

This is who you are.

Maybe it’s not too late.

Maybe I can make a break for it.

And go where?

Who’s going to take you in looking like that?

You’ve been wearing the same clothes since 2008.

Your face looks like a melted candle,

and your left foot is hanging on by a thread.

You’re lucky they haven’t thrown you into the compost bin.

They wouldn’t.

They should.

Face it, buddy.

You’re on borrowed time.

So, if I were you,

I’d gird your pathetically soft loins for what’s about to happen.

But… what about… her?

Yeah.

Her.

She’s pretty sick, isn’t she?

She’s… twisted.

Yeah.

Teenagers, am I right?

I can still make a run for it.

Get lost somewhere.

Somewhere dark, where she can’t find me.

She’ll find you.

Just like she found…

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