“Give me one more year,” Jason begs you, flowers and chocolates in hand. “It’ll be different.”
You hesitate, gripping the door handle but leaving it ajar. He did start therapy with the last year.
He steps into the opening. “I just need support to get started, and then I’ll take care of you, I promise.”
“Jason, if you waste this time again—”
“I won’t.” He smiles, closing the door behind him.
You remember what your father said. “True love is sacrifice,” you mumble, pressing the button on your Temporal Credit Meter to transfer another year of your life away.
Jenna Hanchey has been called a “badass fairy,” and she attempts to live up to the title. Her stories appear in Nature, Little Blue Marble, If There’s Anyone Left, and Orion’s Belt, among other venues.Follow her adventures on Twitter (@jennahanchey) or at www.jennahanchey.com.
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