Stages of reading-
Buying a book
Either because you're attracted to the cover or you heard someone talk good things about it and curiosity killed the cat
Starting the chapter with a hightlighter in your hand
That acts like a personal photograph of your favorite moments--even tho you're not in any of them
Evaluating every characters personality and finding the most relatable one
Just to not feel totally alone and find comfort that someone--fictional but a person understands what you're going through
Pretending you're that character just to make anything out of your 9 - 5 life
And feel the emotions they're trying to convey
The 'relatable' character meeting someone they find attractive
Someone-- that loved them through everything, cared for them.
You're not the one they're falling for but you just want to imagine they are
Falling in love with them was something you'd always predicted but the feeling you get--
when you're the only one reading they're thoughts, highlighting every moment of they're life
knowing them better than anyone else could
Now if you're lucky enough the author might not kill your special person off and they'll have a happy ending with their partner-- and if that doesn't happen just grab a box of tissues, darling
Now you're journey is over...
you pretended to be the 'relatable' one
But that came to an end
the temporary feeling lasts forever
And now you close the book
you have done possibly everything you could do just to not end this adventure
not yet...
And the final step..and the most important one..
You're not a part of they're adventure,
you'll never be but you still captured their life's most amazing moments you laughed with them,
you cried, you cringed
It's like having a best friend that doesn't know you exist
or they don't exist..
And now comes the reality, going back to whatever you were doing and stop hiding from responsibilities
Or...
You could just start another book...
Another adventure...
Another life captures...
Another journey...
It's never over a reader...
Never
