Not Now

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Knock, knock

I turn to the door,

"Yes?"

"Harmony, are you there?"

Suki's voice calls out
from the other side.

I ignore the guilt
that twinges in my heart.

"Yeah, what is it?"

I want her to just
give me my privacy.
Not everything that we do,
has to be together all the time.

"Can we play?"

Suki asks, hopefully.

"No I'm busy,
I have extra homework today."

I lie through my teeth,
turning away from the door
and looking back out of my window,
fixing my gaze firmly
on the tall evergreens outside.

"Oh...
Okay then..."

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