Song: Ron Pope – Reason To Hope
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"28"
"Let watch the movie?"
"Why me?"
"?"
"Why me? You could have sent this mail to anyone. There're over 3000 people on campus, so why exactly me?"
"You're different"
"What do you mean different? Different from what?"
"You're different from the others."
"What? I'm no different from the others"
"You're you."
"Tell me about yourself."
"I don't like to talk about myself."
"I don't know anything about you. Please, please, please..."
"I'm afraid of the dark."
"Really?"
"Yes. Complete darkness brings me into a stupor."
"Why?"
"Because I can't see anything."
"What do you like?"
"Loneliness."
"Why?"
"That's because loneliness doesn't judge."
"But it is hard."
"It is better than people's judgment."
"I'd rather be judged than lonely."
"I'd rather be lonely than judged."
"Choose the movie."
"How about 'The Notebook', okay?"
"Perfect. I love that movie."
Because words are more painful than actions. Because the pain of a punch goes away. Because a mere insult can leave an indelible mark. Because a condemnation can hurt. Because a bad reputation can destroy. Because we'll always say it doesn't matter, it doesn't touch us, it doesn't hurt us. Because we're stronger than that and there are always idiots, who will believe it. Because once we can hurt someone without knowing that person is already broken into pieces. After all, what is an insult? Nothing. That's a lie. Then why some words are worst than stabbing wounds?
Even the unattainable can break.
Because the words of others have destroyed Anonym.
Solitude is his only protection.
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The Degradation
RomanceWhat would you do if you had only 100 days to live? - Anonym I don't know. I would just live, I guess, I would just try to live. - Louis. We all have a past and a present. But some people have to fight to have a future. In this story, you'll discov...
