LXXXII | Some Kind of Betrayal

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You locked me in a cupboard.

'What? Why?'
I ask her.

The strand of hair

she pulls
taut

breaks off

between her fingers.

She smiles,
apologetic.

If you don't figure out what you did,
there's no point

is there?

'But I don't remember.'

Tammie shrugs.

You don't think
you did anything wrong?

Her eyes narrow,
accusingly.

You think someone triggered you?

You think it's my own fault?

'It's not that,'
I say quickly,

'I just want to know
'what happened.'

I see the hurt
in her eyes

and know my words

have hurt her.

Frustration hugs my chest
like a new best friend.

Tammie continues
tying

small knots

in my long hair.

I try to recall what happened
on my own.

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