“Story in 10 Parts”

1. I miss you.

2. I miss you terribly.

3. I miss you terribly
   and I wish you would text me.

4. I miss you terribly
   and I wish you would text me
   that you miss me, too.

5. I miss you terribly
   and I wish you would text me
   that you miss me, too,
   from across the globe.

6. I miss you terribly
   and I wish you would text me
   that you miss me, too,
   from across the globe.
   From across the years.

7. I miss you terribly
   and I wish you would text me
   that you miss me, too,
   from across the globe.
   From across the years.
   From across my bad decisions and apologies.

8. I miss you terribly
   and I wish you would text me
   that you miss me, too,
   from across the globe.
   From across the years.
   From across my bad decisions and apologies.
   From beyond wherever you ended up without me.

9. I miss you terribly
   and I wish you would text me
   that you miss me, too,
   from across the globe.
   From across the years.
   From across my bad decisions and apologies.
   From beyond wherever you ended up without me.
   From a time when you still cared.

10. I miss you terribly and I hope you’re okay.

BIO: Rachel Tanner is a writer from Alabama whose work has recently appeared in Tiny Molecules, Impossible Task, Bending Genres, and elsewhere. She tweets @rickit and more of her work can be found at  https://neutralspaces.co/racheltanner.

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