I don’t know if he stopped at a gas station or pharmacy while I was sleeping, or if he got all these things at the desk downstairs and laid them out on my room’s TV table for me, but I do know packaged cinnamon rolls, two boxes of cereal, flavored water, lotion, hand sanitizer, a U-shaped neck pillow, and a fresh toothbrush don’t come standard; neither do the two bottles of milk I found in the refrigerator, nor the still-warm cheeseburger and fries tucked in a Wendy’s bag. What got me the most were the Twix bar, grape/strawberry Nerds, and two bottles of Sprite. I used to talk endlessly about my favorite munchies, and he remembered all of them. I can feel how puffy my eyes are as I blink into the darkness. Even though I can’t see the door that leads into the second floor hall, I know it must be shut, and I immediately start doing my deep breathing exercises to keep myself from freaking out even more than I already have. I push myself up on one arm and lean back on my elbow, thinking I’ll go sit in the desk chair and put my feet on the floor so I can feel more grounded.
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