January 8, 2011 by Mark Lidstone

Tomorrow + Last Night

Two shorts I’ve put together as a follow up to One Week Ago (read that one first if you haven’t yet).

TOMORROW

I saw her again tonight. She was rocking in her chair  – she’s been there every night for a week now.

I tried to talk to her. I told her I loved her. She opened her mouth as if to speak but nothing came out. She never closed it. It was frozen in a state of silent moaning.

I apologized. There was no reaction. I told her it wasn’t my fault, I was drinking, she pushed me too far. I didn’t try to kill her, I just wanted to shut her up – just for a while.

She finally closed her mouth. Her eyes looked into mine. Hurt, pain, suffering. The tears still balancing on her eyelids threatening to fall but never going through with it.

I left her like I’ve done every night. I went back to my room and cried. Tomorrow I will stay in a hotel. I need to get away from her. I need to sleep.