Fall Me Maybe

by Laney Hatcher

“Please call me Lu. Luanne is a sixty-five-year-old woman with a beehive who chain-smokes Virginia Slims. I’m twenty-five and, well . . . none of those things.”

“I just think that sometimes people don’t deserve blind faith and dedication just because of blood. Holding on to the past like a lifeline only drags you backward. The effort of maintaining a relationship should go both ways and be equal. Not one person killing themselves to keep it all together.”

Leaning forward, I slowly grabbed the remote and lowered the volume so it didn’t disturb him. And then I watched him sleep like a total creeper.