and like the moon, she had a side of her so dark
even the stars couldn't shine on it
She hadn't planned her outburst, hadn't intended to agree in the first place- but as Rexanna accepts her terms Amalia realizes she has made a choice that will effect her life for years to come, and that as much as she may suddenly, desperately want to, she cannot take it back.
There is only forward, now.
"Okay." Rexanna drops her hands to her lap while Amalia extends her own, offering to shake and seal their decision before either of them has a chance to recant. They are both making a terrible mistake, Amalia suspects, but they are at least making it together. And it cannot be too much worse than any of the countless other mistakes she's made, over the span of her life.
There is only forward, now.
"Okay." Rexanna drops her hands to her lap while Amalia extends her own, offering to shake and seal their decision before either of them has a chance to recant. They are both making a terrible mistake, Amalia suspects, but they are at least making it together. And it cannot be too much worse than any of the countless other mistakes she's made, over the span of her life.
a side of her so cold
even the sun couldn't burn it
Amalia
