take it back? well, i must not tell lies— i’d feel sympathy if you weren’t a literal demigod; you probably didn’t even feel any pain after the first hour. you were all grumpy all day, it was hilarious.
ah, good times——
cough, bad times i meant . . . no, i can’t even lie; watching you mope around & complain was definitely the highlight of that day.
a nod follows his words as a sigh is emitted from her lips. “yeah —— you’re right.” unable to do anything but shrug, eyes flickering back to his as curiosity presents itself among her features.
“what is it?”
++ the distance.
“sometimes we say and do things we don’t mean because we just wanna protect the people we care about —— she does that a lot even though intentions don’t always equal execution. sometimes that——leaving just seems easier, better even.”
his explanation causes her features to soften as her eyes flicker upward to meet his once more, lips parting as if to speak despite not doing so.
“ben . . . ,” she trails off, glancing away momentarily before returning her attention to the boy as he continues.
his ++
++ led her to believe her initial reasons for pushing him away were unnecessary. she simply wished to protect him from herself, but in doing so she had hurt the both of them.
“yeah, well it’s hard not to like someone like you,” she mumbles, continuing to gaze out into ++