The childhood friends. Those that have always been at your side, who are irreplaceable, who think of you more than you do yourself. Who you take for granted, assume they'll always be there because they always have. Why would that change? Someone who would always have your back, help you out, and marry you if no one else does by thirty.
[ oddly specific but let her finish.
a second finger. ]
And the homewreckers. The ones that take you by surprise, that you fall in love with, who might be similar or total opposite of the person you grew up next to. Someone you can't help but be curious about, because they're new. There's so much to learn about them. They're exciting, even if they might be fleeting. You don't take them for granted because you don't know if they'll stay the way a childhood friend might.
[ ...
her hand drops, curling back into her arm as she sighs into them. ]
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[ she shuffles one hand out. a finger. ]
The childhood friends. Those that have always been at your side, who are irreplaceable, who think of you more than you do yourself. Who you take for granted, assume they'll always be there because they always have. Why would that change? Someone who would always have your back, help you out, and marry you if no one else does by thirty.
[ oddly specific but let her finish.
a second finger. ]
And the homewreckers. The ones that take you by surprise, that you fall in love with, who might be similar or total opposite of the person you grew up next to. Someone you can't help but be curious about, because they're new. There's so much to learn about them. They're exciting, even if they might be fleeting. You don't take them for granted because you don't know if they'll stay the way a childhood friend might.
[ ...
her hand drops, curling back into her arm as she sighs into them. ]
Do you get it?