Past The Deadline.
I wasn't supposed to
live to this age.
But I'm here.
And I don't have a plan
for the future.
I don't want to make plans
because I don't believe
I'll live to reach them.
I'm scared of what the future holds.
If I could choose, I would stay
in year 6.
Not because there's less homework
or it's easier.
But because I had consistent
stable adults in my
every day life.
Even if staying in
year 6 meant
replaying every day.
The same exact ending.
Each and
every time.
I would still choose it.
I made a promise when I was
younger.
It still bothers me.
It feels wrong.
Really wrong
But I'm alive.
Even if I don't know why.
I won't ever know why.
But I'm alive.
Past my deadline.
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