Sun ShowerThe water droplets fell from the sky, so free and sure that the leaves would catch them and give them a home. A safe place to stay and survive, where the dirt couldn't soak them up. Sienna watched them fly down from the clouds and splash onto the leaves who dropped them almost immediately. She watched them slide down from leaf to leaf until they eventually landed smack on the ground and disappeared into the dirt. And then they were gone, as if they never existed.Sun Shower
A long sigh sounded the disappointment she felt. How could she stay optimistic when her fate was so clearly similar to that of the droplets? She'd been falling for so lo
Belonging"You just don't belong here" Those words didn't mean anything to him; he didn't need to be told what he already knew. But she sat herself beside him, and put her arm around his shoulders as though he needed comforting. He smiled at her and nodded. He was never taught how to be part of long conversations, especially deep and meaningful conversations, so he avoided eye contact to reduce any form of extra communication. He wouldn't have stayed any longer if it was another teacher, but Ms Alison always had a soft spot for him, so he felt as though he owed her the courtesy to stay. She went on to explain that the teachers didn't have anything agaiBelonging
HomeHe was silent, but he had so much to say.His eyes lied, but only because they'd been trained to do so. He didn't even care about their flaws.He was one of them. He read their stories and he knew the endings off by heart. They rocked and rocked and rocked. Eyes that didn't see. Hands that didn't feel. Knives by their side.He watched them cut and they taught him how to bleed.Tears didn't matter until they turned red. People would stare, they didn't care.Sneaky smiles and wicked sneers. She came all alone, angry and sad. Broken, but they'd fix her. She learned to cry and bleed and sing. He kissed her eyes and her scars. Soon the blood was hers.Home
she lingers
