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Brittany

By Samantha Tangen

I got that call

It was from my best friend

I answered it right away

She told me the news I always dreaded hearing

She was leaving me

I couldn’t believe it at first

I thought it was a joke

But it was all too serious

We spent our last days together

We had the fun of our lives

But it all went too quickly

We had that last hug

I waved good-bye

As she drove away on the gravel road,

and left me behind.

I am all alone at home

I have nothing to do

I sit in my recliner

Flip on the TV

I look for something good to watch

I settle on some reruns

That I’ve seen ten times already

I don’t know what to do

Maybe I should start

Doing things I need to

I don’t know

But all I know is that I’m bored

So I sit

And wait

For even a little excitement.