22/28 | 2.22.18 | February Writing Challenge

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22/28 | February Writing Challenge

22. Write about the last time you felt guilty.

I want to help, but I just don't know how I could possibly help; I'm in the bathroom stall next to her doing the exact same thing, desperately hoping my coughs and heaves aren't mistaken as hers. I compare the teeth marks on my hands to the ones that align with hers. I count the seconds as they tick by every time she excuses herself. 
I'm so sorry I cannot help, but I'm a hypocrite and nothing more.
I wish I could help, but I'm no better and I'm not recovered; I am guilty. 

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