a certain darkness is needed to see the stars
His answer might have been helpful if only he could have looked beyond her own bias, past the judgment that rises in her and makes it oh so easy to see nothing but his flaws. Still deep in denial of her own failures Amalia glares hard at his, running away from the broken window to fix him with a withering look.
"So you were too selfish to stay with them. You wanted more and you couldn't be satisfied with their love. Got it."
But that's not me, that's not me, that's not me--
Moving on to the next window, Amalia bites her lip. "And when you get bored this time? With Nate, and Hotaru? You get to break two hearts. Why can't you just let them love you and be happy?" The question is punctuated by another fist through glass. She's not the same. She can't be.
"So you were too selfish to stay with them. You wanted more and you couldn't be satisfied with their love. Got it."
But that's not me, that's not me, that's not me--
Moving on to the next window, Amalia bites her lip. "And when you get bored this time? With Nate, and Hotaru? You get to break two hearts. Why can't you just let them love you and be happy?" The question is punctuated by another fist through glass. She's not the same. She can't be.
Amalia
