Got On His Love Pirate Ship

Ashburn and I tacitly refrained from contacting each other, putting that night’s events out of our minds.

This was our usual game.

I shuttled between school and the apartment, busy with my graduation project, attempting to make all news about Ashburn disappear in this way.

But occasionally, I still heard news about him from others.

“That Sophia has clearly improved her resources lately, probably from her boyfriend.”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“I’m so envious. That Ashburn, rich and handsome, willing to spend money on his girlfriend. Look at my boyfriend, Ugh.”

Every time I heard these things, I wondered, where could I go to stop thinking about him?

The teddy bear he sent me was placed by my bedside.

I made a wish to it, wishing not to love Ashburn anymore.

But my teddy bear, it seemed to have fallen from god to become a devil.

As long as I said that to it, Ashburn would come over in the evening with a strong smell of alcohol.

I never opened my eyes, and he assumed that I didn’t know.

It seemed like we were playing a game of stubbornness, waiting to see who would give in first , whether I would open my eyes first or he would drink himself to death.

However, soon, another man appeared in my life.