December 03, 2023, 07:26 PM
Her eyes fell, as did his. He had no more answers than she did. She shook her head, dismissing his apology.
"No. I don't expect any of us to have the answers. I just hoped...maybe..."
She trailed off, listening to the sound of his choked voice. His sobs.
"I know the feeling. But at least...you knew him longer than I did? I think?" At least she and her now older brother were in the same boat.
"There's just...so much I dreamt of. So much I looked forward to, as I grew up. Now...now he won't be a part of any of it." She tried to hold back her own tears. She closed the last few inches between them, hoping that he would allow the comfort of a siblings touch.
They both were hurting terribly. Maybe this was how they'd heal.
"No. I don't expect any of us to have the answers. I just hoped...maybe..."
She trailed off, listening to the sound of his choked voice. His sobs.
"I know the feeling. But at least...you knew him longer than I did? I think?" At least she and her now older brother were in the same boat.
"There's just...so much I dreamt of. So much I looked forward to, as I grew up. Now...now he won't be a part of any of it." She tried to hold back her own tears. She closed the last few inches between them, hoping that he would allow the comfort of a siblings touch.
They both were hurting terribly. Maybe this was how they'd heal.
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it is night, it is death, it's a trap, it's a gun - by Killdeer - December 01, 2023, 10:11 PM
RE: it is night, it is death, it's a trap, it's a gun - by Bronte - December 01, 2023, 10:28 PM
RE: it is night, it is death, it's a trap, it's a gun - by Killdeer - December 01, 2023, 10:33 PM
RE: it is night, it is death, it's a trap, it's a gun - by Bronte - December 03, 2023, 07:26 PM
RE: it is night, it is death, it's a trap, it's a gun - by Killdeer - December 14, 2023, 10:13 PM
RE: it is night, it is death, it's a trap, it's a gun - by Bronte - December 27, 2023, 08:34 PM
RE: it is night, it is death, it's a trap, it's a gun - by Killdeer - December 31, 2023, 09:31 AM
RE: it is night, it is death, it's a trap, it's a gun - by Bronte - January 08, 2024, 07:09 PM
RE: it is night, it is death, it's a trap, it's a gun - by Killdeer - January 08, 2024, 09:02 PM
RE: it is night, it is death, it's a trap, it's a gun - by Bronte - January 08, 2024, 09:37 PM
RE: it is night, it is death, it's a trap, it's a gun - by Killdeer - January 28, 2024, 08:26 PM