When Saving Is Killing
"Nova!"
I stood right by the door frame, looking inside with them.
The bundles of hardwood flooring lay discarded on the ground.
The heavy storage boxes had completely collapsed into a soggy, bloated ruin and the thick, white primer snaked across the floorboards from the far corner all the way to the threshold.
My small canvas shoes were trapped in the middle of it.
The toes of the shoes were pointing directly toward the exit.
And then, I saw myself lying on the floor.
My yellow dress was glued to my legs, my arms curled tightly against my chest, and my fingers were completely coated in black graphite dust.