I'm Not Who Everyone Thinks I Am

I told Reynolds I was leaving today.
He let go of my hand and turned away.

I apologized, said how sorry I was.
He didn’t respond for a while.

He told me that I was the first person who ever really seemed to understand him, and he didn’t want to lose me.
It made my heart melt.

I told him I needed to get out of here, and he had to understand that.
He said he did, he just couldn’t bear the thought of not seeing me everyday.
But overall, he was happy for me.

I said that he was probably getting out soon, seeing as he was doing better.
He just shrugged and said maybe.

I told him not to lose hope.
We still had two weeks together.
He just looked down.
He said it was better than nothing.

I feel so bad.
But not bad enough that I’m going to give up leaving.
Not that I really have a choice.

It’s so exciting getting out of here.

I just don’t want to leave Reynolds.