THIRTEEN
Bit by bit,
everything falls into place.
The stars above their heads
dance as if they were
long lost lovers
longing for touch.
He takes her to another place
and does not tell her where.
but for once,
the destination does not matter to her.
Where did you go?
Why are you here?
Why did you come back?
Why are you doing this?
Why did you leave in the first place?
As the two get out from the car,
Maddie can feel
the wind rushing to her ears.
Below her glitters
the city of lights
consisting of a million
man made stars.
The highest point
of San Francisco,
takes her very breath away.
For it is as if
she is infinite amongst
the sea of mechanical change.
"Three,
look at the stars
from above,
check."
He whispers,
as he leans towards
the city's limit.
Maddie moves
towards the edge
of the little hill,
where Ash was,
and curls her feet
into her chest,
to cover the rapid beating
of her heart.
She wants to ask him
all of the questions
that she had always wanted to
for the past five years,
but instead
she asks him,
"Are you hurting? "
Her eyes widen.
she did not mean to let that slip out.
It must take him off-guard,
because he freezes
and takes
a sharp
intake of breath.
Silver hair falls into his eyes,
covering the words
they want to whisper.
"Maddie,
I think I am."
"I'm
hurting,
so so much."
the silent screams,
but he does not say
a
single
word.
The lullaby
that the night sings
is one of anguish
and beauty.
Her fingers twitch.
she wants to reach out to him,
to hold his pale face and silver hair
in the palms of her hands,
and let the tips of her fingers
trace the soft lines of his chin
and his tears,
to trace
the sad curve
that is drawn onto his lips.
Bit by bit,
everything falls into place.
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Arrogant with a Side of Smoothie
Cerita PendekMaddie Nguyen is a homeschooled teenager who happens to be a maladroit employee of a family owned smoothie bar, who was supposed to have her senior year as an unquestionably stress-free adolescent. But that was before-before she ran smack into the t...
