InPatient

Does it make you feel weird, me watching you? I feel fine about it, and that makes me feel weird. Is that weird?

Did I tell you I lost my phone? What a hassle.

Kenny bit me on my arm last night, do you even know Kenny? I think he gave me hepatitis.

I don’t know what to say, it all feels very one sided. Nothing has happened, since. You know. Nothing has changed.

I should stay a bit longer, maybe watch some TV.

Or set fire to something. I feel obligated to talk.

Why have they left you magazines?

God I always used to love your shoes, does that make me shallow or a bad person? Just because I liked your shoes. I’m sorry I keep referring to you in past tense. can you even hear me?

I read somewhere that once you’ve been out, like this, for a while, in a coma, your muscles start to contract, slowly the muscles get tighter, drawing your arms and legs closer to your body. They call this position the pugilist, because you look like a boxer. How do you feel about that? Did you read about it too?

I’m gonna go now.