other people are talking around us but we don’t care
because we’re talking.
it doesn’t matter what we’re talking about
whether it be clothes or school or the holidays
but then he comes
and he grabs my wrist and pulls me
but you can’t see him
only i can
but my face loses color
and i can’t breathe
and you’re asking me
are you okay? are you okay?
and i’m trying to tell you
he’s taking me
but you can’t hear me
and you can’t see him
and i can see the confusion in your eyes
the worry
and it doesn’t matter what we were talking about
whether it was clothes or school or the holidays
because i’m terrified
but i can’t do anything
and he drags me away
and we never speak again.