@ontoyou ! ♦ ◊ ♦ with JOE / SUITE.
love is a rope around the neck ____ mother always said so. there are the DREAMERS & THE ROMANTICS ( ALL FOOLS !! ), who get hanged. and there are the ones who knew better, refusing to hand their heart to a stranger. ABSITINENCE, it seems, has always been her mother's motto, as if the ones not doing anything were better than those who dared. they weren’t, or shouldn't be ____ but fuck. ISN’T IT TORTURE, really ? lisa tried. joe was nice enough. and he didn't care about the baby thing, which was certainly a good thing since this future kid was already an important part of her. besides, he was sweet, and kind, and affectionate. he knew just what to say to keep her CALM & CONFIDENT. he was a dream in the middle of pure, unadulterated chaos. with him, she had taken a leap of faith ; she had trusted the man, convinced he would not be another asshole on a very, very long list.
but it is beck that she encounters that morning. beck, pretty blonde with too much going on for her, telling her that the perfect boyfriend is not faithful. was he even her boyfriend ? she thought she had been pretty clear about that, after all ____ no more adventures, considering the reckless behaviour & her love for dangerous things had lead her directly into a pregnancy that had forced her to leave behind EVERYTHING SHE KNEW AND LOVED. but maybe she hadn't ; maybe he had thought he could have it all. maybe he had thought she was stupid & naive. maybe she was. maybe there had been a BIG, FAT RED FLAG that she had missed, too hypnotized by the smiles & the attention.
and now he looks ____ god, he looks as if he had been slapped in the face. she immediately wants to apologize ; they do not need to be both hurt, and she was handling the BROKEN HEART thing pretty fine on her own. but she doesn't mutter the i'm sorry that is resting on the corner of her lips. instead, lips thin in a straight line, to keep them from spilling out any unwanted sobbing. ❛ oh, we were. I was, at least. what about YOU, joe ? was it everything you ever wished for ? ❜ voice calm as the sea, but eyes do not hide very well the undercurrent ; waves CRASHING against green hues as she openly stares.