Imperfect Pieces

11. a rainy day

dedicated to meep because you're adorable and lovely. plus i can rant to you about TW. prepare those tissues for me soon haha i'm almost there.....

warning: sweet cliché fluffy stuff coming up. for once not sad.

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it was a stormy day.

the heavens were crying

and beating outside the door.

in the concrete jungle of new york

a woman with a cowboy hat roamed the streets.

she was tired. exhausted, really

but the dread kept her from going back home.

so she pushed forwards and tried to run

far far away from love.

it was a dreary day.

soft pitter-patters of rain

drummed against the window.

in a wooden chair, face in his hands

a man sat, wondering how he had made such a mess.

he was scared. terrified, really

of losing love- of letting go.

he knew he had to fix this

but how?

he looked around in despair

feeling hopeless, discouraged

when his sea-blue eyes landed on the dusty old guitar

and he smiled.

the woman, meanwhile,

was feeling lost

she did not know where to go or what to do

so she walked over to her favorite coffee shop.

the man, carrying his guitar and a daisy

and wearing his fanciest button-down shirt

ran out of the apartment

to find the lost girl who still kept his heart.

as he stood among the crowds of people

ae was suddenly struck with a thought:

where is she

and how in the world was he going to find her?

he checked the park,

her favorite ice cream parlor,

then his mind wandered to that cold winter evening

and he knew. he knew.

the woman was sipping on her mocha frappucino

when she saw him, running in the rain

"reuben?"

her heart beat sped up a little faster.

reuben paused to catch his breath

and handed her the daisy

"for you, tara

i know i've messed up

but just listen. this song is also for you."

You are so beautiful to me

You are so beautiful to me

tara shook her head as she felt herself

melting a bit.

it one of her most favorite love songs

that she loved for its simplicity and beauty.

he always did know her soft spots.

Can't you see

You're everything I've hoped for

You're everything i need

reuben hoped that this was working

because he really did need her

she was the anchor that kept him from sinking, the string that kept his kite from flying away.

You are so beautiful to me.

he was singing in an off-tune voice

and even playing the simplest song of the universe,

he stumbled.

but in that moment tara knew that he was a musician

a terrible one, but hers

and she would never let him go again.

You are so beautiful to me.

reuben glanced at her nervously

as the last notes faded

"so...am I forgiven?

tara tried to keep a straight face

"how could I... after everything you put me through."

he tried not to lose hope

"please tara. I don't want to lose you."

finally tara couldn't hold in the smile that was breaking across her face.

"you doofus. I forgive you."

she gave him a kiss on the cheek and whispered into his ear

"I love you."

he smiled at her broadly.

"i know."

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it was a very wet day

rain poured from the heavens

as new yorkers went about their business

scurrying across the streets, struggling to stay dry.

but in a little coffee shop

tucked away from the world

a man and a woman drank a frappachino toast

to music, second chances, and of course

love.

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a/n: sry one more thing. the song is on the side (You Are So Beautiful, performed by Joe Cocker)

just imagine an awkward boy singing with a guitar, not piano.

also i was curious about some stuff (congrats if you got so far btw. pat yourself on the head and grab a cookie) what has been your favorite chapter so far? :)