Chapter 10 Erik

Chapter ten

Erik

My head snaps up, searching for where the melancholy is pouring from. As much as I need to know who’s playing, I need to capture it first.

I pat my pockets frantically, find my phone in my back pocket, and pull it out to hit record.

Dead.

I close my eyes and open my arms, letting the feeling wash over me.

Lyrics swirl in my head as I’m consumed. I don’t notice when the violin stops. I’m too busy repeating the words, reshaping them as they settle.

Remy returns. I grab his phone straight out of his hand. He’d been texting, the screen still unlocked.

I voice-text myself immediately.

Standing surrounded by people, yet no one will give me the time.

I’ve tried to speak for hours. I feel dead inside.

Why does no one hear my story?

People speak of angels. I have yet to see one.

I need truth in my story.

Maybe I will become one.

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