Little Things in Life

Granted

There once was a girl, and she had everything. She had toys to play with, a brother to fight with, a father to build with, a mother to learn from, food on the table, and love that was greater than anything. But it was not enough for her. 

There once was a boy. He did not everything in the world. He did not always have food, he did not have parents to care for him, and he didn't have a lot of things to lean on. It was only him and himself. But it was enough, because he was happy. 

One day, a toy, a doll, was stolen from the girl. She cried and cried, for hours. The next day, another doll was taken away. And slowly, as the days passed, the girl had left to no toys at all. 

One day, a piece left of the girl, a part of her soul, her heart, left, and so did her brother. The next, he heart cracked in half, one half for her mother, the other for her father. And so, she was now left alone with not even a broken heart to keep her company. 

It all happened so fast, everything was taken from her. She learned, through the hollowness in her chest, through the numbness, through the sobbing, that everything was for granted, and everything can die, wither away till it is nothing but ash. 

The girl now wandered the streets, searching for scrapes of food. She was kicked, she was treated worse. She didn't know who she was anymore, she didn't know what to do. There has never been a time so bad, so hopeless, than this time. 

But one day, through all the darkness, there came a spark of light. It was small, so small that the girl thought her eyes were playing tricks on her. But, the light became brighter and bigger, until someone appeared before her eyes. 

It was on that day, the day that the girl and the boy's lives intertwined. On that day that the emptiness in the girl felt filled. It was on that day that the girl become more encased in her shell, it was that day that the girl felt more hatred than ever. 

She put up a mask, to hurt the boy. To blame the boy. To make sure the boy would never betray her. But something in the boy, made the girl's walls crack, until it came crumbling down against her will. 

She was reluctant. Her trust came out in bits and pieces. 

But the boy was patient, and one day, the girl's heart pieced together. From her families strong grasps, the girl pulled her heart back, and it was glued back together. 

And together, they ruled the world. Together, they loved each other. 

Until one day...

the boy left...

and the girl was broken beyond repair. Until she was nothing but a part the dark. 

Until the boy was only a glimpse of her past, a shadow; faint, barely recognizable.