@toendwar said: “ I have this dream you're doing cool shit, having adventures on your own. Maybe you meet some woman on the internet and take her home. ”
He’s still not over it, the day he woke up alone. How could he be? It’s an impression that won’t go away; an echo of a short moment in time that sustained long -lasting effects. It’s a souvenir of a love lost that seeks refuge in the deepest part of his brain where memories go to die ---- so why hasn’t it died?
That morning, it’s still with him, latching onto his thoughts and refusing to let go. The aftermath of something that he dared to consider real ended up being just another reminder of how he always played the fool. He fondly remembers the pacing in his bedroom, the tears he allowed himself to quietly cry, the way his lips met the bottle one too many times. Hours turned into days, into weeks, into months. She didn’t care about him, so why should he?
It’s embarrassing, the way he so easily fell back into a pattern of familiarity. The drinking, the drugs, the late night fucks ---- it’s a vicious cycle that he knows all too well which is why he so easily found peace within it. Pain, confusion, regret, that empty feeling; it all hurts, but hurt is the only thing he can depend on.
Now she’s in front of him again, speaking words that ring with jealousy.
Fingers drum atop the table they’re seated at. Deep brown eyes stare daggers at the woman across from him. Teeth collect the skin of his cheek. “ What do you care what I do? ” He scoffs and it somehow turns into bewildered laughter. “ You’re the one that left me. ” His words are sharp and venomous; the reminder is supposed to bite. It pains him to treat her this way, but her actions pained him all the same.
Quickly, he reiterates, “ You left me. ” There’s no hint of remorse as his stare grows heavier, more intense. “ I was finally starting to move on and forget--- ” a lie. “ ---but now you’re here again, and for what? To hurt me a little more? To remind me that I wasn’t good enough for you? ” It’s pitiful, the way he allows his wall of anger to grow so easily. Sadly, it’s the only thing he trusts to keep him safe. He’d let his guard down before and the result is more than enough reason for him to never want to do it again.
“ I’m an idiot for even bothering. ”