[it's thoughtless, that she turns off the shower, rises. reaches for her, draws her close, back to chest, heedless of water on her own clothes. it might as well be blood, for how little she cares. but she will not leave her cold, not leave her to weep and feel like she has to be alone. oh, it hurts. god knows she knows it hurts. it hurts and there is nothing to take out, to close up.
she will not tell. Emily never tells. there is enough room inside her to hold many, many more secrets. if this is one, she'll take it into all her days.
breathe. even though it's agony. breathe the way you would with a punctured lung, a severed cartoid, a limb left useless. breathe.]
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[it's thoughtless, that she turns off the shower, rises. reaches for her, draws her close, back to chest, heedless of water on her own clothes. it might as well be blood, for how little she cares. but she will not leave her cold, not leave her to weep and feel like she has to be alone. oh, it hurts. god knows she knows it hurts. it hurts and there is nothing to take out, to close up.
she will not tell. Emily never tells. there is enough room inside her to hold many, many more secrets. if this is one, she'll take it into all her days.
breathe. even though it's agony. breathe the way you would with a punctured lung, a severed cartoid, a limb left useless. breathe.]