“You were right. XXNX With every exhale, more fear and uncertainty leave you. Feel the big smile on your lips and the slight tingle between your legs, almost as if you were seeing a lover after a few weeks apart. I kept looking around as the cashier stared at my chest. “No, make it three packs. I put it in the car’s CD player and turned the key. Everything was peaceful and fine. I wasn’t concerned that I had quite hazy memories of shopping and driving home. –
I sighed in relief on Friday afternoon as I left my desk, then walked across the parking lot toward my car. Like your rhythmic breaths, the gum brings you peace and joy…”
When I woke in the morning I immediately popped a piece of gum in my mouth.




















