I know who you were... [her voice came out tender, surprising herself.
And then the idiota had to romance her. How dare he. She takes the bottle instead, looking away from him and out into the swamp as she sips at it, for what little good it does. The best thing in the world? Ha. She'd seen far better wives. Women she could never be. Bitter old men used to tell her that there was a reason why he had left and that she should know her place. She hadn't cared what they thought, even if deep down, she knew they were right
She doesn't like the bitterness in his voice either. The sarcasm.
But he's wrong...though it takes her a moment to even speak as he says she loved him. That sucks all the air out of her and she hates that he knows it, hates that he says it, hates that he understands and yet-- walked away to look after them? Wanted the best for them?]
Don't tell me that's the only reason. [her voice is sharp now and she presses the back of her hand to her mouth, trying to hold it back. Trying to speak calmly]
Don't you dare say the only reason you left is to do what was best for us. Don't you dare.
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Date: 2019-02-10 04:15 am (UTC)And then the idiota had to romance her. How dare he. She takes the bottle instead, looking away from him and out into the swamp as she sips at it, for what little good it does. The best thing in the world? Ha. She'd seen far better wives. Women she could never be. Bitter old men used to tell her that there was a reason why he had left and that she should know her place. She hadn't cared what they thought, even if deep down, she knew they were right
She doesn't like the bitterness in his voice either. The sarcasm.
But he's wrong...though it takes her a moment to even speak as he says she loved him. That sucks all the air out of her and she hates that he knows it, hates that he says it, hates that he understands and yet-- walked away to look after them? Wanted the best for them?]
Don't tell me that's the only reason. [her voice is sharp now and she presses the back of her hand to her mouth, trying to hold it back. Trying to speak calmly]
Don't you dare say the only reason you left is to do what was best for us. Don't you dare.