Devon

I stand frozen amid the group of arguing people, no one sure what the next move should be. I feel my heart freeze as the cold seeps into me. I’m numb, limbs going weak.

As I slowly sink to the ground, no one notices my knees buried in the dirt.

I look up into the starlit sky, feeling my loss dissipate into the cold void beyond.

I can’t feel her. Never before have I felt so alone. Not even when my own father kicked me out of the only home I’d ever ...