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Wouter van  Noort
Wouter van Noort is 76% done
I stand in the shadows. You can feel me there, standing in the shadows, but you blot me from your mind. You can feel me, silent and still, watching you. I am there like a mannequin in the corner, always.
3 hours, 34 min ago
Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

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Wouter van  Noort
Wouter van Noort is 68% done
You weren't even there.
I leave them alone.
I leave them in the square yellow frame of the ward.
7 hours, 19 min ago
Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt


Wouter van  Noort
Wouter van Noort is 57% done
There was a day she got meningitis and had to go to hospital. There was a day she got better, and a day she got worse.
That was the day her parents cried.
10 hours, 16 min ago
Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt


Wouter van  Noort
Wouter van Noort is 48% done
I pull my shoes on, and I tell her I hope she is okay, but I know this is the beginning. And all I can do is watch.
16 hours, 26 min ago
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Wouter van  Noort
Wouter van Noort is 41% done
Then she smiles, as though she's thought of something. As if everything is beautiful and nothing hurts, and she closes her eyes.
She is peaceful.
Aug 12, 2026 03:24PM
Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt


Wouter van  Noort
Wouter van Noort is 29% done
While I read, I try not to ask myself how it feels, being here, a stranger in their home, sitting and reading as though I live here.
Perhaps this isn't unusual at all.
Aug 11, 2026 02:51PM
Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt


Wouter van  Noort
Wouter van Noort is 22% done
He tells me he knows who I am. He tells me he knows why I'm here. He says he's not ready, and he'll try harder. He's not ready. He's not ready.
Aug 11, 2026 07:57AM
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Wouter van  Noort
Wouter van Noort is 14% done
As your breathing slows, and your mouth dries, and your fingers run cold, I'll recite a bedtime story I thought you might like.
Aug 10, 2026 09:25AM
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Wouter van  Noort
Wouter van Noort is 9% done
His eyes are wide. His eyes are wide because he knows who I am and why I've come. Everyone knows, at the end.
Aug 09, 2026 11:05AM
Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt


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