LXXI | Some Tears

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Asher's tears are salty.
His lips are warm.

He's asking the same question against my skin.

Over and over.

Why?
Why?
Why?

Then, I feel his anger
at himself.

You're insane.

I'm a monster.
Do you realise—

Shut up.

I silence him
with my own warmth.

Forget.

Forget everything.

Make me forget too.

No.

I'm begging you.

No...

He inhales,
deeply

and his pain is overshadowed

by desire.

He's tentative at first,
raising goosebumps

along my arms.

There's a knock on our cubicle door.

A nurse's voice.

His hand
flicks the shower on.

Clothes fall.

Everything is warm.

David enters the bathroom
and his whispers fill the empty space

with bouncing echos.

Another shower turns on.

Asher holds me up
against the wall.

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