Carousel_Reluctance_SHE WAS JUST UNABLE TO BE HERSELF_Beauty of the Bench
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“You don’t really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around – and why his parents will always wave back.” ― William D. TammeusShe was in the empty lot behind her friend’s house. An open grassy field where the carousel lay thick in thorns and shrubbery. Just sitting on the ground in front of it wondering where all the time had gone. “Lily! Come over to the creek! I set up the bridge with some wood I found in my dad’s shed!”It had been so long ago she had heard those words spoken. She missed those days where she still had t...
Reluctance
I came home from my final long day of work and immediately changed into my pyjamas, grabbed a beer from the fridge, and sat my happy ass down on the couch. The selection of books from my shelf was small, but important to me; each one contains a story that says something about me, or about my life at the time I read it. I traced a finger along the spines invisible on the shelf above me, feeling their familiar cracks and bruises. Vision wasn’t necessary, because I knew this bookshelf by heart and feel alone.Also, it’s organized alphabetically, so I just had to count to seven before I grabbed...
SHE WAS JUST UNABLE TO BE HERSELF
“OMG! When they mention the friendship started with scorn, it’s always the best plot!!!” Naira said as she watched the movie trailer. Sofia and Deena exchanged an amused glance. It was their friendship story, after all.After Naira left, Deena said, “by the way, even now it’s hard to admit that ‘we’ became best friends… I mean when I first met you, I had an impression that you were just a pretentious person and you also didn’t think highly of me for sure. I’m glad we didn’t stick with that shallow viewpoint and obtained a deeper insight. This fwww.onedoor.ccriendship was a savior!”“I am as grateful as you ar...
Beauty of the Bench
C/W: terminal illnessConsistency is a curious thing. Every molecule in the world is constantly changing. Change is our secure constant. So, when we have something consistent besides change, losing it can be absolutely life-changing. "Come on, Alex, we're gonna miss the sunrisee." I could hear Jenny singing out the second she walked through the door. "I shouldn't have given you a key." I sang back sarcastically from the bathroom. "I just have to get dressed. Would you allow me that courtesy, madam?" She disregarded me as I walked into my room to get some clothes. Meanwhile, Jenny started listin...