1.  wake up. wish you hadn’t.

2. drink some water. not because you care, but because it’s easier than saying you didn’t.

3. check your phone. nothing urgent. no one noticed.

4. get dressed in whatever hides you best.

5. skip breakfast. you weren’t hungry.

6. think of him. not like a cure, just like a reason.

7. reread old messages. pretend they were written today.

8. send him a heart. mean it. just don’t say the rest.

9. stay busy. fold the laundry. clean the bathroom. go through the motions.

10. cry quietly. turn the music up just a little louder.

11. wish someone would ask the right question.

12. stay alive. because he still wants you to.