Ali Murillo

April 25, 2021

2.148

We go inside, and she asks how I am. I complained about everything. My back. My bladder. My moods. Vampiric level hunger. Shiloh being too needy. Ali freaking out over...

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April 17, 2021

2.147

It was such a gloomy day. 4:30 a.m. didn’t differ much from 8:30 a.m. Ali went to work, and I decided to chill again. I needed to because Watcher knows...

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April 17, 2021

2.146

Ali joined me for breakfast. He looked annoyed as he peeked out the windows. “Who lets their dog bark like that so early in the morning?”  I giggled. “You mean us?” That...

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April 16, 2021

2.144

Ali and I agreed to see a doctor when he got home from work. All day, I brimmed with excitement and needed to keep my mind occupied lest the anticipation...

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April 15, 2021

2.143

I got home a little after midnight, starving, and found Ali wide awake playing chess. He said he woke up to pee and saw I wasn’t home yet and waited...

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April 13, 2021

2.139

I made some mushroom soup and forced myself to eat, even though that’s not what I wanted to do. I also knew I couldn’t avoid Shiloh anymore and took her...

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April 13, 2021

2.138

I went inside thinking I would play chess, but I don’t even like the game. How did I always end up at a chessboard when I was upset or my...

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April 12, 2021

2.136

Monday morning came quickly. Too quickly. My goal was to wake up early to make something fresh and special for Ali’s first day of work. But the baby had another...

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April 10, 2021

2.133

Ali was really quiet on the way home. When we arrived, I climbed the steps to enter, but he remained on the sidewalk. I asked what was wrong, and he...

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April 10, 2021

2.132

I watched as Ali put the recycled bits into the machine, placed the wax into the pot, and watched it melt. He said it’s best to wait until the wax...

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