Topic: "Her" - A short story

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Autumn

:: briecynic77
:: QA9 Grand Elder

This is just a short story I wrote. XD I seem to have this habit of teaching myself lessons in my stories. .__. But, uhm, yeah. Enjoy. xD

When I awoke, the only thing I could see was a girl. Her tear-streaked face and messy hair made obvious the lie of her smiling facade, and I wondered why she would want to hide.
I wanted to help her, to help heal some of the brokenness in her eyes, but she opened her mouth at the same time I did, and we both hesitated. Her brow furrowed, and a surge of anger spread through me.
This girl, covered up in a sweatshirt and jeans, exuded self-consciousness. Her curled hair was deflated and her makeup smeared. With her hands crossed in front of her chest, the only trace of confidence I could detect was shown in her posture, which was straight and tall, not slouched as I would have expected. However, her pained eyes were cast downward, and I could tell my looking at her caused her discomfort.
This was normal for girls her age; self-esteem issues. What bothered me was her utter beauty. Her face, despite the circumstances, was defined and framed nicely by her hair, even it its messy state. Her eyes, though torn and full of suffering, were striking and deep, as if they could go on forever. And her lips, now carving out a frown, were small and perfect. What did she not see in herself, to be so uncomfortable in her own body?
The anger kept building up inside me, at her ignorance. At her blindness. This girl was completely idiotic.
I had raised my fist before I consciously became aware of what I was doing. And then, it made contact with her heart-shaped face.
Only then did I realize her fist had been raised, too. Only then, my hand searing, did I realize her hand was.
Only then, with shattered glass surrounding me, did I realize this girl was me.

"It's not about who you are attracted to ultimately, it's about who you fall in love with." ~ Holly Holiday, Glee
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." ~ Moulin Rouge
"When you can't run, you crawl. And when you can't crawl, you find someone to carry you." ~ Firefly

Edit: briecynic77, Sat 26 May 12, 5:56AM
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