"i promise."
"why should i believe you, this time?"
"because i never promised you before, silly!"
"... that's not a reason."
"welll, if you don't believe, then it'll never happen, anyway."
-pocresophobia- the fear of gaining weight-
She stared at herself in the mirror, disgust in her eyes. Once soft, shiny pink locks now hung limp, ragged across her shoulders, crystal green eyes now dark and dull. Her cheeks were sunken in and dark bruises under her eyes contrasted with deathly pale skin.
"Look at you," she whispered to the girl staring hauntingly from the mirror, "look how disgusting you are."
He stood outside the door of the washroom; listening to the woman he loved bashing herself, heart breaking with every word. Fists clenched, eyes closed, he slid down onto the floor, waiting for her to come out.
"Look at this;" she p
did you know?
you quite possibly had me at h e l l o
did you know?
you were my motivation through everything
did you know?
you led me to think in a way I never thought I could
did you know?
sometimes, your eyes are brighter than the stars
did you know?
I can't stop thinking about you
did you know?
you had me at h e l l o .
dear you,
i saw you today, you were turned away,
but i could never forget the back of your head.
turns out that it's a lot harder to let go than i'd imagined ...
x
do you remember?
the days when we were attached,
whether or not we were together physically--we were invincible.
do you miss me?
x
we walked past each other in the halls today.
you were talking to your friends,
so I just looked the other way and walked on, alone.
did you notice? did y