Kiss me
He moves forward, driven by an inertia beyond him, as if the mere prospect of coming home was enough to steal his strength to breathe.
As for me, I sit there, upright, motionless, arms crossed over my chest, vainly trying to warm myself. But the cold invading me doesn't come from outside. It's there, inside me, deeply rooted. That cold doesn't dissipate. It seeps into the bones, insinuates itself into the flesh, and slowly consumes what little humanity remains.
When finally our building rises before us, I feel that familiar tearing in the pit of my stomach. That bitter certainty that one always returns to where one has learned to die a little more each day. The leprous facade welcomes us wit