Page 156 of In Death, Love Survives
Friends.
I like the sound of that.
“Don’t forget.It’s going to be super depressing in here,” I say as I try to unlock the door.
“Stop worrying about it.”
When I open the front door to my old home, the memories come flooding back to me. Not the memories of this place but of my old life. It’s simple and bare, nothing like who I am these days.
Stepping into the living room, I see a few pictures I’ll want to gather in a bag to bring and nothing else. No décor that I can’t live without, no furniture that isn’t bland and boring; it’s just so empty.
Like how I used to be.
“Girl, I love that we’re becoming friends. But this? This place is sad.”
“It is sad. I was sad.”
Daisy puts a hand on my shoulder and squeezes.
“Let’s gather your stuff up and get home. Maybe we can head to The Lodge or somewhere for a drink after.”
I set the box of trash bags and my purse on the counter. Daisy sets her purse down next to mine.
“So you have packers, movers, cleaners, the whole crew coming to take care of this?”
“Yeah, I knew that it wouldn’t be much. I’d rather get my stuff and leave.”
“Makes sense.”
Daisy looks around the place.
“Alright, tell me what you want,” Daisy says.
She shakes open a garbage bag, then comes over and stands next to me.
I laugh at her participation.
“Thank you.”
Glancing back over to the picture frames, I point to them.
“Let’s start with these.”
We get the frames, tossing them into the bag with ease. Room by room, Daisy and I collect everything I want. After a full bag, I finally get to work packing up my clothes and shoes while she takes control of my bathroom.
Row by row, I take out the clothes hanging in my closet and put a new trash bag over them to try to protect them.
Moving methodically, I keep a steady pace for the next hour.
Finally feeling accomplished and done, we both take a quick look around the apartment.
“Wow. Only an hour. I’m impressed with us,” Daisy says.
“Me too. Seriously. Even with so few things, it just takes so much time.”
“Want to get out of here?”
“Yeah, let me shut off the lights and all that.”
