08-28-2019, 05:50 PM
All of the voices inside of my mind will never be silenced
It has been so easy, this time with him. Effortless in a way she is not accustomed to. The journey had been an experience she’d never had, and one she hadn’t known she was missing. The way he seemed to delight in everything they passed, as though it is the first time he’d truly experienced, is inspiring in a way she hadn’t expected. And his immeasurable kindness sends her pulse skittering in a way that confuses her a bit. The flowers that he tucks into her hair too. Each time he presents her with a new one, a blush rises and she experiences a thread of pleasure and delight.When they arrive, she is momentarily forgetful as she plunges into the sea to drink in its familiar comfort, but soon enough her attention is returned to him. She doesn’t quite realize the picture she makes, standing knee deep in the blue surf, blue wildflowers tangled in her mane, seashell markings glinting rainbow bright in the warm light of the sun.
She peers at him wide-eyed, absent half-smile still touching her lips as she watches the way he takes in her home. His single thought when she asks him what he thinks sends a thrill of pleased pride along her spine. Perfect, he thought. She’d never realized how much someone’s approval could mean to her. Especially over something so simple. Something in which she ultimately has no control over.
“I’m glad,” she replies softly, her voice a little sheepish. “It’s the only place I really know.” Her voice trails off briefly, eyes sliding to the distant, crystalline waves where coral falls away to meet the unfathomable blue depths of the ocean. After a moment, she adds almost inaudibly, “Sometimes I think it’s somehow become a part of me.”
until I can find a way to let go of what we left behind
persea
I'm so sorry, I'm literally the WORST D: please forgive me for taking 5 years