“It was worth noting what Ander’s did not remember, given what he did remember… “ You could say that the memories he’s about to pass through are not important, but they were to this critic. Memories are what you see as your past, and the most important things your subconscious mind made worth noting. This is what is worth passing through Ander’s mind at this very moment.
Create a scene:
Standing in R’Norris Jeweler watching the jeweler size my new Michael Kors watch I got for Valentine’s Day. I haven’t been on any social media all day, considering I just drove my weekly commute from West Chester to York. Scrolling on my Instagram feed I see a lot of photos of Amanda, a lot of captions saying “rest in peace.” My stomach drops. I don’t understand. I don’t believe it. I pay the jeweler and walk to my car, telling myself to hold back my choking. I sat in my car for 20 minutes while my tear ducts were wiped clean. I don’t know what happened in those 20 minutes, all I could see was the inside of my eye lids. I didn’t notice the sun shining and radiating on my forehead. I didn’t notice the mother and daughter get into their car parked next to mine. I didn’t notice the black and brown dog barking at me on the opposite side of the parking lot. Nothing mattered, nothing but the burning pain of my tear ducts being wiped clean, or the burning pain knowing that addiction got the best of my best friend.