they ⠀ ⠀ erased ⠀ ⠀ my ⠀ ⠀ past ⠀ ⠀ and ⠀ ⠀ rewrote ⠀ ⠀ my ⠀ ⠀ future ⠀ ⸝ ⠀ but ⠀ the ⠀ red ⠀ ⠀ is ⠀ ⠀ the ⠀ ⠀ only ⠀ ⠀ page ⠀ ⠀ i ⠀ ⠀ kept ⠀ ⠀ for ⠀ ⠀ myself.
desperate times, counselor.
( she leans back against the edge of his desk, entirely unbothered by the sudden scramble of papers. )
who else am i going to call when i need someone who can read a crooked heartbeat from three rooms away?
silly of me .
( doing his best NOW to get his shit together, tie straight, papers shoveled aside. )
never would bet you'd willingly ask for my help on something .