It [C]an't [Я]ain All The [TT]ime

*Then*

"What's the worst thing you have ever done?"

I asked her as she looked me in the eye, with that cold but flirty smile. I knew right there and then that I didn't need an answer. Her face said everything I ever needed to know. So why didn't I run away?

First impulse: most people think it's anger when in reality--it's love.

However, do they not go hand-in-hand?

How can one exist without the other?

Let Us tell you how.

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*Eons Ago*

Music To My Ears--That Is How She Felt To Me--No, Scratch That--To 'Us.'

She Was A Taste Of Fresh Air.

Something None Of Us Had Had In Quite A While.

Rot Did Not Know That--He Had Not Met Her In The Same Light I Did.

You See, Scriber, Sometimes, The World Sends You Someone You'd Never Expect, Least Alone 'Deserve.'

Then You Learn, Only After Losing Everything--

That Real Love-- Lives Forever.

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*Now*

"I don't feel anything."

"That's A Lie, Cassandra."

"let us--let Us help you, sister."

"Why? You've seen how the ending of this movie plays out a dozen times--"

"Come On, Baby."

"come on, angel."

"I-- I feel too much."

"So Let Us Split The--"

"s-split...the--the weight."

"Boys...it's over."

Roman and T:

"Not Yet."
"you've got a lot of work yet to do."

*silence*

...to be continued.