We Hadn't Talked

I hadn't talked to my aunt in ages.

Not since uncle had his mishap that summer. Now the drinking had taken its toll and fucked up his kidneys and his liver. And yet, here she was on the phone talking to me. I told her I had surgery coming up and I didn't want to do it. She told me, she understood how I was feeling perfectly well back in her younger years, in fact, around the same age as me, she had gone through a similar feat and nearly died. Believe me! To be honest I don't think either of us had tears left to cry about the lives we were given. Auntie said, "you just have to come to grips with yourself and carry on despite this shit and keep on living."

©I.M ... xo

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