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Chapter 1
Have you ever realized your milestones are nothing more than the sum of your gravestone? I don't mean to be so cynical, but I just am. Frankly I don't have time to develop any good excuses for it, and I'm not sure you would like to entertain them anyways. You know I was reading the other day about a man who killed his son right down the way from my house. A clean shot right to the temple. His response when asked why he did it was that he didn't know and that he didn't care to. I like that a lot. Don't get me wrong it's a tragedy, but tragedies have been digging man's grave since his inception. You'll help fill it faster than your tears or compassion will. Trust me.
This is going to be a long morning I can already tell. It's only 11 and I can already hear my mother screaming my name.
"Nathan, if you don't get out of bed now I'm going to lose my shit! Did you hear me? I said get the hell out of bed!"
I bet I could let this go on for another ten minutes. I often have thought about doing just that with the hope that she eventually loses her voice. That's when I make my move.
"Mom, I'm gay!"
The heavens part as rays of sunshine light up my face like a spotlight. I smirk at her with the knowledge of a guaranteed loss for words, grab a bagel, and then skip out the door.
....aaaaaaaaand scene.
Yes, that would be really nice. Unfortunately the bed isn't feeling that comfortable, and I'm not in the mood to try out an experiment on that scale this early. I guess it's time to pay homage to the instruments that try oh so well to prevent my inevitable decay. Wow. My toothbrush looks horrible. I probably shouldn't brush as hard as I do. Then again I probably shouldn't be doing most of the things I do. Why stop now, eh?
After finishing up in the shower (I'll spare you the gory details) I headed over to my dresser to throw something on. That much closer to a horrible day, I drifted over to open my blinds hoping to greet the bastard head on. That's when I saw the letter addressed to me taped to the window. My smile must have been brilliant. I opened up the window enough for me to put my hand through in order to fish it out from the other side like a vending machine. I ripped the fucker open so quick I probably should have ended up with fatal paper cuts.
I bet you're a bright ball of sunshine this morning. I can only imagine (thankfully). You know I'm going to miss you too, and I'll only be gone for a few weeks. Do me a favor, and give the world a break while I'm gone.
Love, Ryan.
I felt like such a schoolgirl the way this short letter made me so insanely gleeful. That didn't stop me from reading it over three more times before putting it safely away in my nightstand drawer, though.





























