D.O.L.L.H.O.U.S.E. ❤ Wattys2017 ❤

👪U.👪

i found out why you thought i was ashamed of you.

you thought i was ashamed because,
contrary to the belief of everyone in town,
your father was ashamed of you.
you apparently disappoint him with everything you do.

even i thought he was proud of you,
but i guess i was wrong.

i didn't really believe you when you told me what you'd go through to please your father,
and what happened if you failed to meet his expectations.
i thought you were over exaggerating a little.

i remember thinking, "there's no way he has to endure worse than what i have to."
but i was wrong.

i was so very wrong.

and i would have continued to be wrong had i not actually seen him punish you with my own eyes.

~~

i'm sorry.

i know what your argument with your father was about.
and, for that,

i'm so sorry.

~~

i didn't mean to upset you.
i was just trying to comfort you.

you misunderstood me;
that was all.
you do that a lot these days.

it seems like i've had to walk on eggshells around you lately.

you're a ticking time bomb

what happened to the calm and collected you?

~~

what happened to us?

all we ever seem to do now is argue now.

some arguments even turn physical,
and you always end up throwing one of my mother's favorite vases.

you get me into so much trouble with her, 
yet you act as though you don't care.

...

do you even care anymore?

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i haven't seen you in a while.
i hope you can forgive me for whatever i've done.

did i do something to offend your father again?
i know that you had a conversation with him the other day.

and conversations with your father often lead to days of you not talking to me.

i know i can't even hold a flame
to the girls your father would much rather you be with,
and that's probably why you ignore me for days after talking with him.

i'll give you space.

~~

i just-
i don't understand you.

i thought i knew you, but i guess i was wrong.

you seem like more of a stranger now than when i first met you.

why does it seem like i'm the only one taking the risk of wanting to care?

~~

you came by earlier today.

i was so excited to see you again,
to hear your voice once more before you would disappear once again like i knew you would.

but you weren't here for me,
and you made it so painfully obvious.

i don't know when it happened,
but somehow,
you became friends with my brother.

you should know that's a very toxic friend you have;
he'll only drag you down with him,

but you probably knew that already.

because you're now just as toxic as he is.

and you don't seem worried at all.

~~

you left at about the same time
as one of the many girls my father
enjoys "discussing business" with,
and i didn't miss the not-so-subtle glances you threw at each other.

but i did miss what we used to be.

i did miss the times we spent together.

i did miss the beautiful moments we made while in each other's arms.

i did miss not being able to touch you,
or listen to your deep voice,
or simply be in your presence

i did miss all of those nights we would sneak out
just so the last voices we heard and the last face we saw

before going to sleep would be the voice and face of the person we loved so much.

i missed that moment in time when we were all that existed.

...

and i still do.

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A/N: Wow. It's been such a long time, right? I missed you guys. Anyways, here's an update to this story!

Honestly speaking, I had no idea what to do with U (This chapter). I had all of the other chapters after this one planned out and written, but I just couldn't think of what to write for this chapter. That's why it took so long for me to update it, and it's also why this chapter probably looks like a jumbled mess. But nonetheless, I worked hard and I hope you all like it!

I'm also kind of surprised no one has asked about the other person being referred to as 'you ' for the time being. Aren't you curious about who 'You' is?

Try and guess.

Happy Reading!

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