I had done normal, civilian things. Despite everything that had happened, the way I had been turned, I still functioned as a human—a full human—in my day to day life. I blended in, became invisible amongst the vast population, and droned through my existence.
I made human mistakes, established human bonds and connections, went out for dinner, attended post-secondary, owned my own home. I had even went to the bank after James had left and paid off my student loan in full. And I had taken out a student loan only because a teacher at the outreach years back told the class that even if taking out a student loan wasn’t necessary it was ideal because it boosts your credit. She wasn’t wrong.
I followed human advice, followed traffic lights like a human, ate the same food, enjoyed the same music
