Love Me Like You'Re Losing Mind
Ch6:Slipping Threads
August started coming to Elowen's house.
Elowen
You just called me “Love.” Again.
Elowen
That’s the third time this week.
August
I… I’m sorry. It’s just—your name, sometimes it slips.It’s like reaching for something in a dream.
Elowen
August… what’s happening to you?
August
Not forgot. It’s like… it’s floating just out of reach.
Elowen
August… what’s happening to you?
August
Some days feel like chalkboards half-erased. I remember the feeling of things… not the things themselves. I didn’t know how to tell you.
Elowen
You should’ve told me. I would’ve held you harder
August
I didn’t want to become something heavy in your hands.
She just hugged him tightly, like she never wanted to lose him.
He slumps forward on the couch, burying his face in his palms.
Elowen kneels in front of him, then pulls him into her arms — gently, like cradling something made of glass.
Elowen
I will. You’ll never be lost—not while my hands remember the shape of you, and my heart refuses to forget
They stay like that — stitched together in silence.
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