When I was younger, everything seemed so much simpler. People, objects, and ideas are either good or evil, and we can all together change our world.
I never really cared much for New Year’s celebrations—a giant ball dropping, some fireworks, shitty music…honestly, why bother? But there is one tradition I’ve come to appreciate since the surgery: my annual update.
I hope you rot, the worm said to the apple.
Why? responded the apple. I have not wronged you; I welcomed you in.