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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:18 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:23 pm
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"I don't talk about him because he's irrelevant." Her voice was immediately hateful, mournful glance shifting to anger. After moments of silent walking, it looked like she might just ignore his question entirely, but eventually she just let out a big sigh.
"He was there every day for the first years of my life. He took me out to do things, he fed me, he dressed me, he read me stories, everything. I really thought..." She trailed off, unable to finish her sentence. Unable to finish the thought. She quieted for a moment and took it in a different direction.
"Then I woke up one day and he wasn't there. And... I was alone. And I stayed alone..." There were details she chose to leave out. Things he didn't need to know. "People say it's better to have something and lose it than to never have it at all. I don't agree. When you lose something important, you starve for it. You crave it... And eventually all you're left with is a cold, numb feeling when you realize you'll never have it again." It was why she couldn't get close to anyone. Why she had all the trust issues. "To this day I don't know what happened to him, and I think it's for the best. I don't know what I'd do if I saw him again." Frankly, she was a little afraid of what she'd do.
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:23 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:30 pm
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Riyo couldn't say her own thoughts hadn't followed a similar pattern. To be born into a loving family instead of the ones they had been dealt by the hands of fate. Her eyes slowly shifted back to him, undeniably a little shocked that he had even shared that much about himself. For once, she wasn't just hearing his words. She could feel them like little droplets of sadness in a desert of belligerence. She knew she shouldn't take comfort in someone else's terrible childhood, but she did. It was such a strange feeling, as if Riyo couldn't make up her mind on whether she was sad that someone else had gone through it or happy that for once she wasn't the only one who was completely miserable with how things turned out.
Without realizing it, Riyo had scooted in closer, slowly closing the gap between them. HIs subject change was... Strange, but certainly not unwelcome.
"How do you think it is?" She managed a brief, dry smile. "I prance around serving tea all day to people who really aren't interested in tea." It actually wasn't all that bad, but it was a very accurate summary. "But I guess it's a nice confidence boost." Even if it was completely shallow. "Why, were you wanting another demonstration?" She bumped her shoulder into his arm, unable to conceal a small smile.
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:31 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:33 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:33 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:35 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:36 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:37 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:38 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:39 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:42 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:44 pm
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