From 09ca4c6e9bfea177949f1351bc105b4593eb2e86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mica White Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:29:35 -0400 Subject: Revision 2 --- main.typ | 135 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------------- 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+), 68 deletions(-) (limited to 'main.typ') diff --git a/main.typ b/main.typ index 0f8acb4..d875790 100644 --- a/main.typ +++ b/main.typ @@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ author: "Mica White", description: "A story of a sleepless night alone" ) -#set quote(block: true) #let dbg-content(content) = content.fields @@ -112,8 +111,8 @@ First edition }, ) -#let p(content, indent: false) = [ - #linebreak() +#let p(content, indent: false, line: true) = [ + #{if line { linebreak() } else {}} #{ if content.has("children") { content @@ -138,8 +137,8 @@ First edition #p[ #[I had been awake for nearly 23 hours now, and yet I was still dreaming.] #[Oh Teresa, how I miss you. As hard as I'ved tried, I could not get you out of my head. I wanted you to come back. But I needed you to go away.] - #[Every time I closed my eyes I saw you. I would blink, and in the darkness, it was your face I saw.] - #[I always wondered what should I have done? Is there something I could've done to keep you here? Oh, if only I could go back, I'd think of something to keep you beside me. To think I let you go so easily. I wouldn't let it happen again, I swear!] + #[Every time I closed my eyes I saw you. I would blink and in the darkness, it was your face I saw.] + #[I always wondered what I should have done? Is there something I could've done to keep you here? Oh, if only I could go back, I'd think of something to keep you beside me. To think I let you go so easily. I wouldn't let it happen again, I swear!] #[I wished I could just stop thinking of you. I thought it might be better if I had never known you. All those memories feel so tainted now. For a time, I did not want them. I went through so much trouble for you, and I could go through so much more, but I've never felt anything like what I felt after you passed.] #[This night went on for a very long time and it showed no sign of stopping. I couldn't sleep, for if I did, I'd dream of you. I did everything I could do to stay awake. I tried taping my eyes open, but the tape always comes off. My hands held them from closing. My eyes strained to stay open. If I so much as blinked, I'd regret it dearly.] ] @@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ First edition #p[ #[I found myself stretched out across a couch. Ths sun was shining bright that day. I had to cover my eyes to keep it out. I let out a yawn, and stretched out my arms and legs. One of my legs bumped into something. I looked ahead to see my beautiful Teresa, looking back at me.] #["Good morning, Frank!" she said, in the sweetest voice I have ever heard. "Did you have a nice nap?"] - #["Yep," I groaned, as I got myself sat up next to her. She had a sketchpad in her hands. It contained a half-finished drawing of what looked to me like a teenage boy, but I've never been good at telling that sort of thing. "What are you working on?"] + #["Yep," I groaned, as I got myself sat up next to her. She had a sketchpad in her hands. It contained a half-finished drawing of what looked to me like a teenage boy. "What are you working on?"] #["Oh?" She looked down at her drawing. "This is my brother. His birthday is coming up, and I thought this might make a good present."] #["Oh yeah, Jeff." I was still struggling to wake myself up from my nap.] #[Teresa put down the sketchpad on the armrest next to her, then turned towards me. She always has the best smile on her face. She could get excited over literally anything. My waking up was probably the highlight of her day. "So, did you get those tickets?"] @@ -169,55 +168,54 @@ First edition #p[ #[My mouth gaped open. The sight of her face was burned into my memory. I hated both seeing her, and not seeing her. Like a cold shower you never want to enter, and never want to leave.] - #[When I awoke, I was still looking towards the nightstand, still illuminated by dinging phone. I looked around just to remember where I was, and started to reckon with the fact that Teresa was not here. Why could her death not be the dream? Why could this not be the nightmare?] + #[When I awoke, I was still looking towards the nightstand, still illuminated by the dinging phone. I looked around just to remember where I was, and started to reckon with the fact that Teresa was not here. Why could her death not be the dream? Why could this not be the nightmare?] #[I knew that before I could check my phone, I must first do more to ensure that I did not blink again, lest I go through another nightmare.] #[I grabbed some more tape. I cut it into several pieces. I put a couple on my eyelids, and left the rest to the side in preparation for it to come off. I held my hand on the tape to help it last. All the while my eyes strained to stay as wide as possible. The average person blinks 15 times every minute, and I was trying to bring that down to zero. Sure sounds impossible, doesn't it? Maybe I was blinking that whole time and I just didn't notice. But I doubt that would have mattered to me then. I just needed to make sure I didn't see _her_.] #[I picked up the phone to see what the fuss was about. I was careful to make sure the sudden light did not disturb me this time. The notification was for an email I received, telling me about a new comment on an old blog post I wrote.] ] -#quote("\"Nice! It seems like you had a lot of fun! Can't wait to hear about more of your adventures.\"") +#pad(x: 1em)[#p[ + #["I loved that museum!"] +]] #p[#[I knew this must have been an old post, because I had no recollection of ever writing it. I opened the email and scrolled up to figure out what on Earth I had written about.]] -#quote("My girlfriend and I spent the week together on a trip to visit her relatives in Connecticut. On our journey we went hiking, saw some neat sights and critters [...]") +#pad(x: 1em)[#p[ + #["My girlfriend and I spent the week together on a trip to visit her relatives in Connecticut. On our journey we went hiking, saw some neat sights and critters \[...\]"] +]] #p[ - #[This was just about the worst message I could have received at this time.] - #[I gritted my teeth, and let out a small yell. I wondered why I ever opened the phone in the first place.] - #[I tossed the phone to the other side of the room, hitting a lamp and knocking it over. I didn't care to check if either the lamp or the phone survived.] - #[In a stroke of foolishness, I buried my face in my hands. The room was so dark already. My hands hid the last of the remaining light. And in the darkness, Teresa's face came to me once again.] + #[I gritted my teeth, and let out a small yell. I tossed the phone to the other side of the room, hitting a lamp and knocking it over. I didn't care to check if either the lamp or the phone survived.] + #[I buried my face in my hands. _Why did I ever open my phone in the first place?_ The room was so dark already. My hands hid the last of the remaining light. And in the darkness, Teresa's face came to me once again.] ] #show: page-black #eyes("closed") -// FIXME: The other memories don't allow Frank to change what he was doing. -// It's kind of bizarre that he would be in control of anything here. If -// he were in control, he'd probably try to change the past, which he -// cannot be allowed to do. -_Crap, I'm driving._ - #p[ - #[I looked around my surroundings to get my bearings. I just needed to make sure I didn't crash into anything before I figured out where I ended up.] - #[Once I was sure I wasn't about to die, I looked to my right and saw Teresa, talking on the phone.] + #[I was driving along the highway, with Teresa in the passenger seat. Right in front of me was a sign, "Welcome to New York".] #["Yes, we really enjoyed our trip! Right, Frank?" Her eyes turned towards me.] - #[I was still getting acquiesced to this situation. "Yeah, of course. There were so many neat critters and sights." I could only think to quote my own blog post at that time.] + #["Yeah, of course. Lots of good history there."] #["Those last minute complications with the hotel were annoying, but Frank pulled through, like he always does."] - // FIXME: This is pretty unambiguously Frank's fault, which is the opposite - // of what I wanted - #[_Oh, right. That._ I finally turned to look towards her. She had that same bright smile I always loved. Her family loves so much. It's not hard to imagine why. And Teresa loved them back. She always made sure to keep in touch with them, and tell them about all of her great stories.] + #[_Oh, right. That._ I finally turned to look towards her. Her family loves her so much. It's not hard to imagine why. She had that same bright smile I always loved. She always made sure to keep in touch with her family, and tell them about all of her great stories.] #["Frank, look out!"] - #[_Oh shit!_ A car was pulled over in front of me, and a police officer stood just outside. I slammed on my brakes to avoid hitting either one of them. It's a good thing Teresa saw it when she did. I swerved a bit to the left, and still just barely missed them.] - #[The officer did not look too happy. Neither did Teresa. Her face was uncharacteristically neutral.] - #["Hey, let me put you on hold for a sec... Yeah, we're okay. We just need to take care of something real quick."] - // FIXME: This is a terrible and rushed interaction. - #[The officer walked over to Teresa's side of the car. He already held a slip of paper in his hand. Without saying a word, he handed the slip of paper to Teresa, and walked back towards the other car.] - #["Are we free to leave?" I asked.] - #["Get out of here before you cause another accident!" he yelled back.] - #[Teresa looked at me and I looked back. Then, I shrugged, looked ahead of me, and started driving again, careful to avoid the officer.] + #[_Oh shit!_ A car was pulled over in front of me. I slammed on my brakes to avoid hitting it. I swerved to the left, and still just barely missed them.] + // FIXME: the car doesn't stop here, but it starts again later + // FIXME: you forgot the cascade of car horns + #[Teresa did not look too happy. Her face was uncharacteristically neutral.] + #["Hey, let me put you on hold for a sec... Yeah, we're okay. We just need to take care of something real quick." She put down the phone. Then, she turned towards me.] + #["What was that?" she asked sternly. "Were you not paying attention?"] + #[I don't think I would've had the heart to look back at her. I responded, quietly, "No, I guess I wasn't."] + #["You can't be distracted like this! You go so fast! You could've killed somebody!"] + #["Yeah, I know. Sorry."] + #[Teresa and I were silent for a moment. I don't know what was going through her head. I, for one, just wanted her to stop yelling. "Just don't let it happen again."] + #["I won't."] + #[Teresa looked ahead of us, and then back at me. I sighed, and started driving again. Careful not to bump into anything else.] #["So, we're good?" she asked.] #["Yeah, I guess." I let out a deep sigh. "Sorry about that."] - #["No, it's fine. I think you handled it well." She spoke in a tone that made me not really sure she believed that. She rang up her mom again. I guess we took long enough that her mom must've hung up. Or maybe Teresa did. In any case, Teresa called her mom back. She still had a small smile on her face, but not quite the one that I was used to. "Yeah, we're okay. Don't worry about it."] + #[We sat in silence for a moment, until Teresa couldn't help but let out a giggle. "Hey, that was kinda funny, wasn't it?"] + #[I really did not know know how to respond to that. "Yeah, I guess." That was about all I could muster.] + #[She picked up her phone and rang up her mom again. I guess we took long enough that her mom must've hung up. Or maybe Teresa did. In any case, Teresa called her mom back. She still had a small smile on her face, but not quite the one that I was used to. "Yeah, we're okay. Don't worry about it. No, really, it's okay. Frank handled it. Say, did Jeff get his birthday present yet?"] #[Of course, Teresa would never have willingly told her mom about what happened. She was always so optimistic about the future, and she never dwelled on the past. I remember her being stern the rest of the day, but I never really knew what she was thinking.] ] @@ -225,9 +223,9 @@ _Crap, I'm driving._ #eyes("open") #p[ - #[Fuck! I turned off the phone, in the hope that I would stop remembering it. It must have been a nice trip, if it was worth writing about. But I don't remember it well now.] + #[_Fuck!_ I turned off the phone, in the hope that I would stop remembering it. It must have been a nice trip, if it was worth writing about. But I don't remember it well now.] #[I kept wondering what I should have done in that moment. I needed to make sure it didn't happen again. Was it my fault that it happened? Maybe I shouldn't have been going so fast. Maybe I shouldn't have let Teresa distract me. There were so many things that I could've done. Who knows how each scenario would play out?] - #[I told myself to take deep breaths to calm down. I tried to do so. But the breaths kept getting quicker and heavier. I nearly brought myself to hyperventilation. I felt like I was going to throw up. I began a gag reflex, tilting my face towards the ground, and closing my eyes.] + #[I told myself to take deep breaths and to calm down. I tried to do so. But the breaths kept getting quicker and heavier. I nearly brought myself to hyperventilation. I felt like I was going to throw up. I began a gag reflex, tilting my face towards the ground, and closing my eyes.] ] #show: page-black @@ -237,37 +235,37 @@ _Crap, I'm driving._ #[Hurry up! I'm getting soaked!" Teresa jogged down the driveway, gesturing me to come towards the house. I started running to catch up with her. In her hands, she held a small package covered in gift wrapping paper. On top were the words, "From Frank, To Teresa".] #["Don't open it without me!" I shouted back.] #["Then hurry up!"] - #[When we got inside, Teresa was was sat on the couch. Her fingers were already gripping the edge of the wrapping paper. She left the door open behind her, leaving me to close it. "Be patient," I said. "Don't ruin your own wrapping paper."] + #[When we got inside, Teresa was sat on the couch. Her fingers were already gripping the edge of the wrapping paper. She left the door open behind her, leaving me to close it. "Be patient," I said. "Don't ruin your own wrapping paper."] #[She lifted the package and twisted it to study it more closely. "Is this the paper I made?"] #[I sat down next to her, smiling. "I could only use the best paper."] #[She carefully peeled the tape off of the package, not wanting the paper to rip. When she finally got it removed, she saw a crochet hook inside. The grip was rounded in the back, and flat on the front. She picked it up and looked at it in awe. "It's surprisingly comfortable. I can't remember the last time I had a hook like it." She gave me a hug, and I hugged her back. "Thank you, honey."] #["You're very welcome."] - // FIXME: I set up the fact that it's raining outside, but I never alluded to - // the stocking being outside. - #["Oh!" Teresa jumped out of our embrace. "I'm going to get that stocking I was working on and try it out." She got up and walked towards the door to get it off the porch.] - // FIXME: This isn't paced well. The switch from joy to anger feels too - // sudden. For Teresa, this is normal, but it's not normal to Frank. - // At least he needs to act as an anchor for the reader. - #["Wait a minute." Teresa was already outside. I waited for her to re-enter the house. Instead I heard her scream.] + #["Oh!" Teresa jumped out of our embrace. "I'm going to get that stocking I was working on and try it out." She started looking around the room for it. "Now, where did I leave it?"] + #[I didn't remember where it was either. I tried to remember for a moment, as Teresa searched the entire house for it.] + #["Wait, no. Please no." Teresa headed out towards the porch. I saw her stand, gasping to her right. She walked sullenly back inside, with the soaked stocking in her hands. "It's ruined."] + #["Oh. I'm sorry."] + #["You better be! Why didn't you tell me it was outside?!"] + #[_What? I don't understand how this is my fault._] + #["Why didn't you tell me it was gonna rain before I left it outside?!"] + #[_Was I supposed to do that?_ I didn't know what to say. I just wanted her to calm down.] #["Damn this rain! Damn weather! The stocking is ruined! Now I need to do it all over again!" She stomped back inside. She dropped the felted sock onto the ground and marched straight past me.] #["Do you want to take a rest to calm down?"] #["No! The crochet will calm me down!"] - // FIXME: The outburst from Teresa doesn't have its full weight, because - // there isn't a full reaction to it from Frank. I need to think about - // how Frank should feel about this, and how he should express that - // feeling. + #[Teresa stormed off, leaving me alone on the couch.] + #[_What just happened? What should I have done?_] + #[I bent my head towards the ground, recovering from the shock of it all. No doubt Teresa would come back later, happy as usual. Until then, I had only my own thoughts to comfort me.] + #[The only thing I could think, was _What did I do wrong?_] ] #show: page-white #eyes("open") #p[ - #[I made a loud, deep cough, but nothing came out. My breathing slowed down. I didn't vomit. I regained my composure, standing back up straight. I let out a heavy sigh.] - #[_You know, maybe Teresa was on to something. Maybe that will calm me down._ I had helped Teresa on many of her projects, and she taught me much of what she knew. I wasn't up to her level, but I could do something simple, like a square.] - #[I walked towards one of the drawers we had in the kitchen. We never had lots of space for her supplies, so we kept it in a kitchen drawer. I pulled out her crochet hook, a pair of extra-sharp scissors, and a bobbin of hand-dyed yarn. I carried all of them back to the couch I had just imagined sitting on, but with one fewer user.] - #[I made a loop with my thumb and index finger, and pulled. I tightened the loop with the hook, making a slipknot.] - // FIXME: This realization needs to be foreshadowed, or at least eased into. - #[I think I made a realization at that moment. In truth, I don't think I ever really cared about crochet. I only ever did it because I wanted to spend time with Teresa. I enjoyed it, but not because of the crochet. And here I was, bored and alone. And after some point, I decided I had enough. It did nothing but remind me of her. I put everything down, for all I could do was weep.] + #[I made a loud, deep cough, but nothing came out. My breathing slowed down. I didn't vomit. I regained my composure, standing back up straight. I let out a heavy sigh. "What did I do wrong?"] + #[_Maybe Teresa was on to something. Maybe crochet would calm me down._ I had helped Teresa on many of her projects, and she taught me much of what she knew. I wasn't up to her level, but I could do something simple, like a square.] + #[I walked towards one of the drawers we had in the kitchen. We never had lots of space for her supplies, so we kept it in a kitchen drawer. I took a deep sigh before gathering my materials. I pulled out her crochet hook, a pair of extra-sharp scissors, and a bobbin of hand-dyed yarn. I let out a deep sigh, before carrying all of them back to the couch I had just imagined sitting on. It just had one fewer user now.] + #[I made a loop with my thumb and index finger, and pulled. _Ugh._ I tightened the loop with the hook, making a slipknot. I made the same repetitive motions over and over again. I was bored. My mind drifted. It felt like agony.] + #[In truth, I don't think I ever really cared about crochet. I only ever did it because I wanted to spend time with Teresa. I enjoyed it, but not because of the crochet. Here I was, bored and alone. And after some point, I decided I had enough. It did nothing but remind me of her. I put everything down, for all I could do was weep.] ] #p[ @@ -279,11 +277,11 @@ _Crap, I'm driving._ #p[ #[I held a letter in my hand, addressed to my darling Teresa. I kept debating whether or not I should even hand it to her. Maybe I was overreacting. Maybe there was something else I could do. Maybe I was doing more harm than good. I held my hand over my face. Teresa was still getting lunch with her sister. I had time to reconsider what I was doing. I already had a suitcase packed, leaning against the wall next to the door. I had no idea how Teresa might react to what I wanted to say.] - #[I crumpled the letter in my hand and left it on the coffee table. I would just take a shower to think it over. I'd be out before she got home.] + #[I crumpled the letter in my hand and left it on the coffee table. I could just take a shower to think it over. I'd be out before she got home.] ] #set page(fill: gradient.linear(black, cmyk(5%, 0%, 0%, 100%), dir: ttb)) #p(indent: true)[ - #[I spent more time in that shower than I wanted to. I just couldn't stop thinking about what I planned to do. I lost track of time. And the warm drops of water felt so good. Even if I couldn't tell which ones came from the showerhead. Teresa and I weren't good for each other. I still believe that to this very day. So many arguments and so much stress. I always said she would be the death of me. The letter on that coffee table might have saved me, or both of us, from each other. But at what cost?] + #[I spent more time in that shower than I wanted to. I just couldn't stop thinking about what I planned to do. I lost track of time. And the warm drops of water felt so good. Even if I couldn't tell which ones came from the showerhead, and which ones came from my face. Teresa and I weren't good for each other. I still believe that to this very day. So many arguments and so much stress. I always said she would be the death of me. The letter on that coffee table might have saved me, or both of us, from each other. But at what cost?] #[Our shower drain was very clogged. I kept trying to fix it. The tub was half full at that point, and I knew it was time to get out. As for what I was going to do...] #[I think I would have hidden that letter. I'm sure our next conversation would've been traumatic after that. But I did think that being unprepared would be better. I don't know what I was thinking. I think I hardly even was. I just don't know.] ] @@ -301,8 +299,8 @@ _Crap, I'm driving._ #p[ #[Her voice wasn't the same either. It was loud. It was broken. There was no hope in it. It said things I wish I never heard.] #["Do you not love me anymore?"] - #["You're a coward!"] #["I cannot believe you would give up this easily. I can't believe you wrote this!"] + #["You're a coward!"] ] #p[ #[I wanted to explain. I wanted to tell her how I really felt. But I couldn't think straight. I couldn't get the words out. I couldn't save either of us.] @@ -344,26 +342,27 @@ _Crap, I'm driving._ #set text(fill: white) #align(center, image("eye-closed" + ".svg", width: 15%)) #p[ - #[Teresa pounced at my neck, felling me to the hard floor. She screamed at me, "WHAT KIND OF IDIOT ARE YOU?! WHY DID I EVER WANT YOU?!"] + #[Teresa pounced at my neck, felling me to the hard floor. She screamed at me, *"WHAT KIND OF IDIOT ARE YOU?! WHY DID I EVER WANT YOU?!"*] ] ]) #p[ - #[I didn't really want to leave her! I could never say what I wanted to say to her face. It's like she said. I tried to leave because I was a coward!] - #[They won't leave me. All I wanted was for the visions to leave me alone.] + #[I didn't really want to leave her! I could never say what I wanted to say to her face. She was right about one thing. I tried to leave because I was a coward! She was right about so many things.] + #[The visions kept coming. They wouldn't leave me. All I wanted was for the visions to leave me alone.] ] #set page(fill: gradient.linear(cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 0%), cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 0%), dir: ttb)) #box(fill: black, width: 100%, pad(x: 0.3in, top: 0.1in, bottom: 0.3in)[ #set text(fill: white) #p[ - #[Teresa and I were in a warm embrace. She whispered to me, "Don't worry so much, Frank. Even when we're apart, we're together. And I love every moment we're together."] + #[Teresa and I were in a warm embrace. She whispered to me, "Don't worry so much, Frank. No matter what, we'll always be together. And I love every moment we're together."] ] ]) #p[ - #[That last one was actually nice. Teresa. That smile. Those eyes. Your joy. I just wanted to feel that again. I tried to. I closed my eyes again, hoping that I would see her happy.] + #[_Dammit, what was thinking?!_] + #[Why can't all my memories be like that? Teresa. That smile. Those eyes. Your joy. I just wanted to feel that again. I tried to. I closed my eyes again, hoping that I would see her happy.] ] #set page(fill: gradient.linear(cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 0%), cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 0%), dir: ttb)) @@ -379,8 +378,8 @@ _Crap, I'm driving._ ] #p[ - #[I wasn't thinking straight. All I wanted was for the visions to stop. But my eyes couldn't stop showing them to me. In the absence of light, all I could see was her. The scissors I needed were still on the armrest. It was stupid, but I could only think of one thing to do. Hell, I didn't even think. It was instinct.] - #[I picked them up, and thrust them into both my eyes.] + #[I wasn't thinking straight. All I wanted was for the visions to stop. But my eyes couldn't stop showing them to me. In the absence of the light, all I could see was her. The scissors I needed were still on the armrest. It was stupid. So stupid, but I could only think of one thing to do. Hell, I didn't even think. It was instinct.] + #[I picked the scissors up, and thrust them into both my eyes.] ] #show: page-black @@ -403,14 +402,14 @@ _Crap, I'm driving._ #["Please?"] ] -// #show: page-black +#show: page-red // #set page(fill: cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 100%)) #eyes("bloody") #p[ #[I was in the living room, slowly, but surely, unpacking my things. Teresa had just told me how she felt, and I was inclined to believe her. I felt like such an idiot. So much effort was wasted. And what came of it? How was I supposed to face her now?] - #[I heard the bedroom door creak open. I sighed, dreading what I was about to see. But I didn't sense any anger from her. I only heard her whimper from beyond the door. I turned to see her just barely peeking through. Teresa got startled. She hid her face behind the door, and then slowly emerged from it.] - #[She wiped a tear from her eye. "You're not?" She walked out of the bedroom, still keeping her distance from me. I just shook my head.] + #[I heard the bedroom door creak open. I sighed, dreading what I was about to see. But I didn't sense any anger from her. I heard her whimper from beyond the door. I turned to see her just barely peeking through. Teresa got startled. She hid her face behind the door, and then slowly emerged from it.] + #[She wiped a tear from her eye. "You're not?" She opened the door, and walked through, still keeping her distance from me. I just shook my head.] #["Thank you." She slowly walked towards the porch. I guessed that she just wanted some fresh air. "I-" She didn't finish her sentence. She paused and started to open the door.] #[I decided to finish her sentence for her. "I love you."] #[She looked down and started crying. "I love you too." She walked out the door.] @@ -420,7 +419,7 @@ _Crap, I'm driving._ #[Teresa walked to the driveway and got in the car. She was hoping that a car drive would calm her down. She took a beat before starting the engine. She must've wondered if it was the best idea to be driving in her state. But for one reason or another, she decided to take off.] // FIXME: Maybe she should try at least considering this sooner. Her arc is // kinda rushed right now. - #[She drove for hours as it got darker and darker. She wondered what happened between us to make me so miserable. She struggled to remember all the arguments we had. Of course she didn't remember. She never thinks about the past. And when the sky was fully black, she started to weep. _I'm sorry I made you want to leave,_ she thought.] + #[She drove for hours as it got darker and darker. She wondered what happened between us to make me so miserable. She struggled to remember all the arguments we had. Of course she didn't remember. She never thinks about the past. When the sky was fully black, she started to weep. _I'm sorry I made you want to leave,_ she thought.] ] #p[ -- cgit v1.2.3