we were all closer
with one another
than we were with
our own family, so
when something was
wrong, we shared it.
all of us except cara.
she never seemed to
have a care, too content
with setting fire to her
lungs and stepping all over
the people around her to
care. when my sister
came out and expressed
her feelings for cara,
we all feared she'd shatter
cara's careless attitude.
but cara remained unfazed,
simply shrugging and
telling my sister that we
all wanted something
we couldn't have. and then
i proceeded to ask cara
what she wanted and couldn't have.
she looked me straight in the eye and
told me, "happiness always evades me,"
and i think that was the first
time that i realized
cara may have just been
the most scattered
of us all.
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Romanceshe was dark and brooding and everything that made us weary. she surprised us all by bringing us together and showing us how to really live. and then she left us alone to feel nothing but emptiness.
