Stories tagged “tragic”
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Leaving Diane
“I love you.” Diane squeezed his hand. “You do know that right?” Damian laughed. “Of course I know that, how could I not? I love you too.” There was something different about the way he said it this time. “Day,...
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Twelve Word Tragedy
Her filmy lips were cold, even more so than her broken heart.
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Make Your Choice.
I was freezing in that fridge. I was untouched. I am thankful you got me. What? You are crying. What is wrong? Here, take a drink of me. I promise I will ease this pain of yours. That’s it. No! Don’t break me! Oh goodness, I thought you wer...
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Dear Aiden,
For butterflies and wayward hearts, it is impossible to fight their wings inevitably being ripped off at the seams. It makes no sense to have such beauty desecrated for childish games, but in this dead-end world beautiful things need to be broken it se...
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Knowing.
I sit there, at the kitchen table, unwilling to hear the words spoken to me. “She died in a car crash, Hal. I’m very sorry.” I stare at the ring pattern in the wood. I don’t cry. The information hasn’t processed yet. ̶...