The plant by the window grew arms to grab him. He kept watering it until it held him because he had told his girl not to come over ever again. One day, fully encased, he texted her to come over, said he needed help.

You said never again, she wrote.

Emily Dressler lives in Northeast Ohio. She works as a proofreader at a global advertising agency. Her flash fiction has been published in 10 by 10 and her poetry is forthcoming in Okay Donkey. Her short story, “The Bloody Nose,” was an honorable mention in the Atlantic Monthly Student Writing Contest.