That's 'cause I don't? [ It's only a question in that she's not used to saying it so easily. She can't fight the song anymore, not even enough to make it tickle if she tries. ] Hawkins got one, last summer, and, it was the coolest thing in the world, 'cause it was the sticks, otherwise—but there were crazy things happening, and— and it's where my brother died.
[ Hot shame sits inside her. It's doing a good job of hurting where the song won't. ]
I know it sounds— but- every time I've even gotten close, it just...felt like being back there, and...
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Date: 2023-05-10 08:34 am (UTC)That's 'cause I don't? [ It's only a question in that she's not used to saying it so easily. She can't fight the song anymore, not even enough to make it tickle if she tries. ] Hawkins got one, last summer, and, it was the coolest thing in the world, 'cause it was the sticks, otherwise—but there were crazy things happening, and— and it's where my brother died.
[ Hot shame sits inside her. It's doing a good job of hurting where the song won't. ]
I know it sounds— but- every time I've even gotten close, it just...felt like being back there, and...
[ She doesn't know what else to say. ]