In Another Lifetime by Yosh
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Trigger Warning: This story will address sensitive subjects, including homophobia, abandonment, death, mental health struggles, tragic hardship, trauma, drug and alcohol abuse, the implications of suicide, etc. Please be mindful of the following topics before proceeding.
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The day is April 16th, 2023. It's an early Sunday morning.
The next day rolls around with Calista getting awoken early in the morning by a loud strike of lightning coming from outside (she's a light sleeper).
Her entire body jolts awake, remembering that she fell asleep on their apartment's sofa for the night.
Calista's narration:
Line 1) Woah. That was a loud strike. Must be raining outside. That's a bit unusual for Jersey.
Calista looks to her side, where she observes the man who appeared in Talulla's room, still knocked out from his faint, in the same position he was when the two of them laid him on the couch yesterday.
Her eyebrows furrow in concern, questioning his condition.
Line 2) He's still asleep? Is he even alive? His fall yesterday was brutal.
Calista gets up and looms over the man.
She lets out a sigh of relief when she sees his chest rise and fall, indicating that he's still breathing.
Line 3) Good. I'll just let him wake up on his own. Wouldn't want to awaken a beast.
Calista checks her phone for the time, noticing that it's 6:37 AM.
Her eyes widen in shock from how early she's awakened.
Line 4) Woah! I thought it would be at least 10 by now. It certainly doesn't feel THAT early in the morning. I wonder why I'm not tired when, after all, I went to sleep quite late.
Calista gets hit with a wave of curiosity.
Line 5) I'm sure Talulla's still sleeping, but it wouldn't hurt to check on her.
Calista makes her way over to Talulla's room, quietly creaking her door open and spotting her under her sheets, fast asleep.
She gently shuts the door, plotting her next course of action.
Calista glances at the hallway mirror above her drawer near the exit of her apartment, walking over to it.
She stares at her reflection disconcertedly, trying to come to terms with reality.
Line 6) I hoped that by the time I'd awaken, none of this would be true.
Line 7) But I guess this wasn't a strange dream after all...
Calista gets flooded with a bunch of bad thoughts on the things that could go wrong in their situation.
She smacks her face to snap herself out of her stressful daze.
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In Another Lifetime
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