Archive for March, 2009

Guilty

All I can think is oh my God, what have I done? I intervened where I shouldn’t have, of this much I’m sure. What the hell was I thinking? What in the world made me think I had any right? It’s not my place, and I knew that. And I still stuck my nose where it didn’t belong. I’m a fool.

I broke up two people who loved each other. Granted, it was a twisted, harsh love, but it was love nonetheless. And now she wants me. Me! I’m nobody. I’m worthless. This girl is absolutely amazing. I keep asking myself, am I the best she’ll ever get? And the answer I keep coming up with is no, I am most certainly not the best she’ll ever get. Which brings us full circle to the fact that I’m a fool.

What I’m most scared of is that all I care about is the chase. Will I still feel this way if I get her? I definitely think that I’m falling in love, but how would I know? Do I really know what love is? And even if the answer to that question is yes, do I really want to fall in love again? I learned a lot of hard lessons last time. You can’t rely on anyone but yourself. Love is almost never enough. And above all, don’t fall in love! It’s the dumbest thing you can do. After learning all that, what do I do? I go and start falling in love all over again. I’m an idiot.

But what am I supposed to do? She’s constantly on my mind, always ready to intrude on my thoughts if I’m not careful. I try and make sure that I don’t think about her that much, because I don’t want to get too into her, just in case she makes the wrong choice again. But it’s hard to be so careful when she’s clearly so amazing. Can I stress again the fact that she likes me. What could she possibly see in me? Not to sound like I’m having a pity party here or anything, but I’m clearly not the most amazing guy around. I’ve got more than my fair share of faults, most of which I display as publicly as possible so people know right away what they’re getting into.

She’s gone away this week, and I’m so scared she’s going to come back and realize what a jerk I am. That she wouldn’t be trading up, she’d be trading down. Ugh, I can’t get my thoughts all lined up. It’s bothering me. But I’ve got a week here to figure shit out, so hopefully I’ll get my act together. Fail.

Brody

Short Story – Part 3

The man stepped out of the ruined buildings into the sunlight. Looking around, he could see the influence of evil. This city was dead, it’s spirit crushed. Was it that simple? Point people in the wrong direction and it’ll lead them to bring about their own destruction? It couldn’t be so easy. The man had to believe that people would make the right choice, if given the option.

It was time to move on. He’d spent too much time in this dead place, and never once got a sense of her. She wasn’t here, and quite possibly never had been. It was difficult to say that with certainty though, seeing as time was such a fluid concept in this chase. How long had it been since he’d found out she was gone? How long had he searched? It felt like years, decades, centuries. Of course that was never the case. Time felt like it was flying because of how it didn’t affect him. The man stopped and thought. If he were to guess, he’d say it’d been about 5 years since he’d left home. 5 years. Was there even any possibility that she was even still alive? This chase had led him across so many worlds, always one step behind the demon. It was unsettling to always know he was just a second too late. He was used to having all the answers, knowing exactly what was going to happen. This was something new to him entirely.

It occurred to him that even if she was found, there was always the chance that she wouldn’t recognize him. There was no telling what he’d done to her, what liberties he’d taken with her mind, what he’d culled from her memories. Would she remember she loved him? Would she remember his face? How could she when it had changed so drastically over the past years. The scars of the chase so publicly displayed for all to see. The price of having to give up everything just to find her.

The man shivered. He was close, he could feel it. It was time to move on. She was waiting. Somewhere.

Brody.

So tired

Ugh, things are kind of fucked right now. I’ve got problems with a lady, problems with money, and problems at home and work. Sorry to get all wah wah on you guys. Fuck.

More later.