The Missing Piece

by Kiersten Modglin

Someone once told me that eventually time takes away everything you have—everyone you love, your dreams, your memories, your fears. It takes everything you’ve ever had, and you never notice until it’s gone. The same person told me that though time is known to heal, time is actually cruel. Despite every single thing time steals from you, it will never take one thing away. No matter how many nights you spend awake, how many meals you miss, or how many stares you try not to notice; time is just time, and no matter how much time passes, it will never let you forget the truth.

Friends are just enemies who know all your biggest secrets and are waiting for a chance to use them against you.”

Sometimes, I couldn’t sleep at all. Other times, sleep consumed me and kept me for its own.

“Sometimes we try to pick and choose truth—our truth. I think you’ve learned the hard way that you can’t decide your own truth.

“Someone once told me that eventually time takes away everything you have—everyone you love, your dreams, your memories, your fears. It takes everything you’ve ever had, and you never notice until it’s gone. The same person told me that though time is known to heal, time is actually cruel. Despite every single thing time steals from you, it will never take one thing away. No matter how many nights you spend awake, how many meals you miss, or how many stares you try not to notice; time is just time, and no matter how much time passes, it will never let you forget the truth.”