Hypothetical

you can only choose one

☐  your favorite blue blanket youd tie around your neck like a cape. your mom took it away when you got to the first grade because you were too attached.

☐ the chance for your dad to take more time off work. he did it for you.

☐ one more day with your childhood cat. when you found out she died you hid behind your bed and didnt eat for days.

☐ to have been kinder to your third grade teacher. he died when you were 14, before you had the chance to tell him sorry.

☐ to unstick the stickers you put on your moms wooden furniture. she still hasnt forgiven you.

☐ an apology from your grandfather to his sons.

☐ to have gone to art class instead of hiding in the bathroom. you never thought you were good enough. you were good enough.

☐ for your mother to have heard you screaming that day just a bit sooner. or perhaps just to forget it happened at all.

☐ a flash drive with the stop motion animations you used to make.

☐ to hear your grandmother call you by your name.

☐ to go back and make a wish on your 7th birthday. the candles were getting wax on the cake.

☐ to relive that night when you stayed up till 4am watching your friend playing minecraft. you loved him and didnt want it to end.

☐ a hug from your mother when you asked her to help you find a therapist.

☐ to forget it all and start again.