The Ribbon Duet, #1

The Boy and His Ribbon

Pepper Winters
That cracking pain. That nicking, awful slicing has become horribly familiar to me now. I suppose my predicament could be seen as terribly romantic or horrendously stupid. You’d think, after almost two decades of agony, I would’ve outgrown it by now…turns out, I’m stupid because I can’t stop it.
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I’m living proof that a heart can be broken a thousand times and still function, still keep you alive—desperately hoping that it won’t happen again, all the while knowing it will.
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How many times do you think a person can survive a broken heart? Any ideas? I would like to know because Ren has successfully broken mine,repaired it, shattered mine, fixed it, crushed mine, and somehow glued it back together again and again.
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She looked up, her eyes wide and wild, her cheeks pink with worry. “You do still love me…right?” And once again, she successfully cracked open my ribs and ripped out my heart. Cassie was no longer relevant as I dropped to one knee and clutched Della close. With my face buried in her sweet-smelling neck, I murmured, “I will always love you, Della Ribbon. Until the day I die and even past that.”
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Every word I write about him hurts. The heartache I live with. The deep-seated longing that I’ve grown to accept has magnified tenfold since you gave me that piece of paper with this assignment. You were the one who gave me permission to pull out dusty desires and polish them until they’re so bright and blinding, I can’t stop it anymore.
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He was mine . I didn’t have much, but I had him, and I had no intention of ever losing him.
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I wanted to stay asleep, so I didn’t ache so much, so I didn’t struggle to breathe
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I didn’t know how to make things right, and it hurt. It hurt so damn much to have the one person I loved withhold the love I’d become so accustomed to.
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Love was simple with one rule: if you hurt the person you love, it would be as bad as hurting yourself.
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I tried not to smile or laugh in sheer pleasure at being away from cruel people and rotten societies.
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“Are we bad because we eat meat?” I stopped what I was doing, giving her my full attention. “People have forgotten so much, Della Ribbon. They’ve forgotten that behind their supermarkets and houses, beneath their fancy dresses and suits, they’re still just animals. We’re not bad for eating meat because we only eat what we need and don’t waste. It’s everyone else who doesn’t appreciate the cost of things who are bad.”
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"I have to go.” It took a moment for my voice to worm its way into her ears and drill a hole into her young understanding. “What?…. No ! No, you said you wouldn’t leave me. No!” She launched herself at me, sobbing wet and loud. “Ren! I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to. I’m sorry I told them about the rabbit. Please. I’m sorry! Ren, please!” She dissolved into tears, wrapping her shaking arms around the top of my thighs. “No. Please. Please don’t go. Please, please, don’t leave me.” She looked up with blotchy cheeks and gut-wrenching sadness, and my heart literally cracked in two. I bled a river inside, hot and red and painful.
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My anger faded as, once again, the heaviness of missing her even while she sat in front of me squashed my heart.
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A wish was hope, and hope killed you faster than anything.
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he cared that way for every creature. Every mammal, reptile, and beast. He would bend over backward to protect, tend, and soothe. But never humans. Never people.
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