I feel like I'm alone for hours even though it's probably twenty minutes, maybe thirty at most. The wind stops howling at some point, leaving me in silence. I stare at the ceiling with my hands laced over my stomach, tapping to the rhythm of my heartbeat. The descent strikes much harder than the ascent. Jeremy returns to mind. I've cheated on him...I have betrayed him. How bizarre it is that I can forget him so quickly now but struggle to remember him. Seth is a fog that blankets everything except his own image.
When he comes back into his room he is carrying a reusable grocery bag. I furrow my brows and sit up, skeptical when he sets the bag in front of me. He nods at me with his chin and I peek inside, finding clothes. They smell freshly washed. I take each article of clothing out one
