The coat is yours. You know this in your marrow.

It hangs on the hook by the door. It has always been there. Or it feels that way. The wool is thick. It smells of lavender and dust. It smells of home. But it is not yours. Not yet.

You look at it. It looks at you.

The house is small. It is too small. The walls press in. They breathe. You hear them sigh. The floorboards creak under your feet. They know you are here. They do not like it. You move quickly. You must be quick. Slow is death. Quick is life.

You are hungry.

Your stomach is a hollow thing. It aches. It twists. It eats you from the inside. You put your hand on it. You try to stop it. You cannot. It is a beast. It has teeth. It bites.

You look at the coat again.

It is beautiful. The color is deep red. It is the red of blood. It is the red of anger. It is the red of love. The buttons are brass. They shine in the dim light. They catch your eye. You want to touch them. You want to own them.

You need the coat.

You do not have clothes. You have rags. Your skin is cold. The wind is in your bones. It chills you. It numbs you. You need warmth. You need dignity. You need the coat.

You reach for it.

Your hand shakes. Your fingers are pale. They are thin. They look like sticks. They look like dead branches. You wrap them around the hanger. You pull.

The coat comes off.

It is heavy. It is warm. It is alive.

You put it on.

It fits.

It fits too well.

It is tight. It squeezes you. It hugs you. It holds you. It does not let go. You try to breathe. You cannot. The fabric is thick. It is dense. It is a wall. You are trapped.

You panic.

You tear at it. You rip the buttons. They fly off. They hit the floor. They roll away. You do not care. You need air. You need space. You need to live.

The coat resists.

It tightens.

It shrinks.

It becomes a cage.

You scream.

No sound comes out.

Your mouth is shut.

Your throat is closed.

You are alone.

The house is quiet.

The walls listen.

The floorboards watch.

You are still.

You are silent.

You are still.

You look down.

Your hands are in the pockets.

You cannot feel them.

You are not touching yourself.

You are touching the coat.

The coat is you.

You are the coat.

You remember.

You remember your name.

It is Eleanor.

Eleanor Fairchild.

You remember your husband.

It is Thomas.

Thomas Bradshaw.

You remember the wedding.

The white dress.

The flowers.

The vows.

I do.

I do.

I do.

You remember the house.

It was new.

It was bright.

It was full of light.

It is dark now.

It is full of shadow.

You remember the money.

It was gone.

It was always gone.

You remember the hunger.

It is always here.

It is your friend.

It is your enemy.

You remember the coat.

You bought it.

You loved it.

You wore it.

You lost it.

You found it.

You lost it.

You found it.

You are lost.

You are found.

You are lost.

The coat is warm.

The coat is cold.

The coat is you.

You stop fighting.

You stop breathing.

You let it hold you.

You let it take you.

You close your eyes.

You see Thomas.

He is standing in the kitchen.

He is holding a loaf of bread.

He is smiling.

He is not smiling.

He is looking at the door.

He is looking at you.

He sees the coat.

He sees you in the coat.

His face changes.

His face is stone.

His eyes are dark.

His eyes are dead.

He raises his hand.

He holds a knife.

The knife is sharp.

The knife is red.

The knife is the coat.

You scream.

You scream inside.

You scream with your soul.

You scream with your blood.

Thomas does not hear.

Thomas does not see.

Thomas is not there.

Thomas is gone.

You are alone.

The coat is warm.

The coat is tight.

The coat is home.

You open your eyes.

You are in the kitchen.

The table is bare.

The chair is empty.

The coat is on the hook.

It is clean.

It is new.

It is waiting.

You look at your hands.

They are clean.

They are whole.

They are yours.

You touch your face.

You are warm.

You are safe.

You are alone.

You look at the coat.

It is beautiful.

It is dangerous.

It is yours.

You step forward.

Your foot hits the floor.

The floorboard creaks.

The house breathes.

The walls press in.

You are small.

You are weak.

You are hungry.

You are afraid.

You are alive.

You look at the coat.

It looks at you.

You reach out.

Your hand is steady.

Your fingers are strong.

You touch the wool.

It is soft.

It is warm.

It is real.

You pull.

The coat comes off.

It is light.

It is air.

It is nothing.

It falls to the floor.

It is a pile of cloth.

It is a shadow.

It is a lie.

You stand there.

You are naked.

You are cold.

You are free.

You look at the door.

The door is open.

The wind blows in.

It is cold.

It is sharp.

It is life.

You step outside.

The world is gray.

The sky is gray.

The street is gray.

You walk.

Your feet hurt.

Your legs hurt.

Your heart hurts.

You walk on.

You do not look back.

You do not look at the house.

You do not look at the coat.

You are Eleanor.

You are free.

You are hungry.

You are alive.

You walk into the gray.

You walk into the cold.

You walk into the dark.

You are alone.

You are not alone.

You are with the wind.

You are with the rain.

You are with the hunger.

You are with the coat.

The coat is in your mind.

The coat is in your blood.

The coat is in your soul.

You will never be warm.

You will never be safe.

You will never be full.

You will never be Thomas.

You are Eleanor.

You are the coat.

You are the hunger.

You are the dark.

You walk.

You walk.

You walk.

The gray swallows you.

The cold eats you.

The hunger kills you.

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