Breathe in. Breathe out.

Breathe in.

At about sixteen breaths per minute, I estimate that I’ve taken somewhere around seven million breaths since that day.

Today is the eleventh. It’s been ten months. Ten months. How?

Breathe in. Breathe out.

Breathe in. Our anniversary. Breathe out. My birthday. Breathe in. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day. Breathe out. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays. Breathe in. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Breathe out. Ten months of elevenths. Breathe in. Breathe out.

Breathe in.

Seven million one.

Breathe out.

Seven million two.

Breathe in.