"Harmony...
I can tell when you lie."
I stare at her with wide eyes
and a sudden wave of
nausea
overwhelms me.
"No, no, no,
I'm not angry at you.
Just...."
She trails off
but my brain fills in the blanks.
Disappointed?
Ashamed?
"Worried, I want you to be happy."
"Oh."
"I want you to be honest with me,
are you having a hard time?
At school? With friends?"
I think of Mei immediately.
Mother senses it
and her eyes soften.
"Is it Mei?"
"Yeah."
I start,
then it comes pouring
out of me like
an dam that's been cracked open.
"I just...she's found a
new friend and I just
want her to myself
but at the same time,
I don't want to be
her friend either."
"Why not?"
"Because...
well, Orsai said...
Orsai thinks she's selfish
to want both me and that
other girl to be her friends."
"But what do you think?"
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Savor The Moonlight - Book 1 | ✔
Short Story[completed] Harmony is empty. She doesn't speak out, nor does she do anything that could possibly spark her father and step mother's rage. Besides, isn't it better to stay quiet than to deal with the fall-out caused by expressing h...
