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Did you forget me? Did you forget you used to send me flowers? Did you forget you used to hold me tight? Did you forget you told me you loved me? Did you forget you used to spend the night? Did you forget that you never looked twice at her? Did you forget that she is my enemy? Did you forget all those meaningful words you spoke? Did you forget how much you hurt me? Oh what a convenient memory.

Her hands were shaking as she withdrew the tiny items from the packet. She had said to herself time and time again that she would not go back to her old ways; she would not give into them. But here she goes again, taking herself on the long winding journey that would bring her back to square one. Everything had gone quiet. Her parents were out; her brother was staying at a friend's. The mice were too scared of her ragged breaths amidst the silence to come out to play. It all depended on this one packet. She had tried them before, tried it all countless times, and each time she said 'just this once'. Time and time again, it was always 'just th