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I’ll never forget the first time I saw Brent really try to kill himself. The memory is riveted in my mind, always there, reminding me of what could have happened, no matter how much I try to forget. We had just gotten back home from the bar. I had managed to get Brent to drink [...]
The movie had long since finished and the DVD player shut itself off, leaving the TV with only a blue, empty screen. Holly had dozed off even before it ended, her head cradled by a cushion she had purposely put halfway on my lap. I looked down at her affectionately, then shook her lightly. “C’mon, [...]
Brent looked up at me and gave me an amused, but hollow, grin. “Do you know what today is?”
I thought about it. “Thursday?”
“No.” He almost sounded disgusted. “Why would I expect everybody to be dating?”
I thought about if for a second, then it dawned on me. “Oh….” I realized. “It’s the 14th. Valentine’s Day.”
“Right,” Brent said. He chuckled. “If you hadn’t broken up with Candace already, then she’d be breaking up with you now.”