“Smoking will kill your lungs.” The wind whispers through the cracks of trees. A vibrating purr in its throat. His “I know” I know buried him. he is ground rotting maybe already dirt by now. But here haunts me. knew his hazel eyes now yellow. Bright and peering up to black hair some things stay same. put out cigarette on house. step inside wipe snow from my coat. Soft paws follow me in. sit old couch. can feel mold seeping threads. small weight joins don’t remember myself…”. know.”. “What was like? remind me.” He demands. try think. My mouth opens but wrong words crawl out. “You You were kind. loved-…”. “You're lying” hisses see face.”. “…we kind our own way. had help you. there good Somewhere there…” sigh. “That’s what remember.”. “Memory a foul thing. wasn’t nice you” says it like fact. “You said you didn’t remember-”. “-I you… fear face” look at creature face loses color. way would when took inside. cry limp back bed. Made broken glass smoke. Maybe smoke that blinded you made think loved me-”. “Shut up”. “How explain actions friends family sweat tears dripping down as they screamed for leave never-”. up!” picked thing tail. hear bones crack against ground. blood mix together sob fur. slammed wall screams filling sounds room with agony. pushed ground first time life. And be last time day. shards plunged into neck. Drowned ash whiskey. Then river. molded wood. again skull visible soft head. breath comes quick I'm going vomit. grab pack cigarettes run outside. Running snow. fall shaking hand pulls cigarette. light take drag…