The Orphanage by the Lake

by Daniel G. Miller

Ah, the morning… Is there anything worse?

No truer words my friend

It’s not that I’m unattractive, it’s just that when you used to be better, everything about you feels worse.

The assault doesn’t end when the attack ends. It stays with you, hiding behind every door you open, every corner you turn, even haunting your dreams.

My mom says that’s the millennial in me.

Same girl same

But the world tends to take our hopes and dreams and steadily beat them down until they become something else entirely.

One of the first rules of being a private investigator is don’t trust your client. Half of what they tell you is a lie and the other half is half-true.

But I think the little moments matter more because those are the moments that shape your self-perception and who you want to become.