The Seat Filler

by Sariah Wilson

negging

maybe you should try pushing yourself out of your comfort zone.” “Which I don’t want to do, because it’s my favorite zone

in the whole world.

There was absolutely no way. It was such a no. A big no. The no-iest of nos. There was so much no here

he would get to cruise through the no express lane.

If you don’t want us to love the villains and root for their redemption, then why do you give them soulful eyes, muscled chests, disheveled hair, and heartbreaking backstories? I’m just not that strong.”

Maybe it was selfish, but I wanted this memory to be a shiny one.

“And where did you find Juliet?” Reina asked. It was a little disconcerting for her to be talking about me like I wasn’t there. She was very nice about it, but still. He hadn’t found me. I wasn’t a lost wallet.

zeitgeist.”

“I think someone said your name.” “A lot of people say my name. I don’t have to respond.

I was torn between guilt and selfishness. So I didn’t choose.

They didn’t want their cash cow to wander off into another field.

Not everybody’s parents are mentally healthy, and sometimes the best thing for you to do is move on with your own life.

But I can’t spend all my time looking back and reliving the worst parts of my life.”

The rest of that sentence felt vitally important, but I knew I didn’t have any right to it.

I already knew what it was like to have to endure this type of venom on a daily basis.

You’re in the world’s worst dry spell.” “It’s only a dry spell if you’re thirsty,”

The words rushed out of my mouth without my approval.

“I think this tastes like lemonade’s hardened older brother who has a full tattoo arm sleeve and a criminal record.”

It’s one of the reasons I read. I get to experience so many different parts of humanity through stories and plays that I wouldn’t get to otherwise.”

philemaphobia.

“You’re supposed to think of five things you can see, four things you can feel, three things you can hear, two things you can smell, one thing you can taste.

hovel.”

“I hate when you go. It’s the worst part of my day.”

devastating my mouth and invading all of my senses.

no matter what challenges and obstacles we were going to face, we would still get through them all together. Adding new people to love along the way.