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As my body slips in to the water I hear teenagers screaming in the background. She’s downstairs watching American Idol so loud that I can here it from in here. I can’t stand that shit and she knows it. I think that’s part of the reason she likes it. She knows that within minutes of hearing Ryan Seacrest’s voice I’ll leave the room. We’re in love. That’s what we tell other people. We’re happy. That’s what we tell ourselves. Well, that&rsquo...

Slowly my eyes drift shut as I swallow down one final mouthful or rum straight from the bottle. The ice-cold sweetness glides over my tongue and burns just the slightest bit as it makes its way down. I lean my head back in the darkness and exhale deeply into the silence. I am alone, but not for long. I roll my head back forward and start to smile. I can smell your perfume as you enter the room. The bottle of rum slips out of my fingers and on to the floor. The dull thud of the bottle hitting ...