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It felt like it came out of nowhere. The body had usually been reacting for a while before you noticed.
You go quiet when it matters, then find every word on the way home. The words were never the problem.
It answers at one in the morning and always takes your side. That is the comfort, and also the catch.
The phrase gave people permission to step back. For some, it has turned into a quieter kind of hiding.
The promise never to sound like them was made by the thinking part of you. The voice comes from elsewhere.
Cold water trains you to override a reflex. Most of what keeps people awake is a prediction.
