Sphene 16, Fish Blue 4: Words

[bookblather]

Author: Kat
Title: Words
Story: In the Heart
Colors: Sphene 16 (Refraction), fish blue 4 (Wolftrap angler)
Supplies and Materials: Graffiti (Lilith Fair Village Stage: Half a Heart, Jill Sobule), stain (When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people. - Mark Twain), novelty beads (I woke up with my mind on a reason/For why it's right to be leavin' you" - Ghost, Gregory and the Hawk)
Word Count: 160
Rating: PG
Summary: They really had so much in common.
Warnings: Brief nonexplicit mentions of depression.
Notes: none.


Hannah's mom was so thrilled when she started dating Jake. "Such a nice boy," she kept saying. "And a law student, just like you! You marry this boy, Hannah. So much in common!"

They really did have a lot in common. An interest in the law--though Hannah wanted to practice and Jake wanted to create. Intelligence and curiosity--they had conversations that lasted for hours. Words--sometimes they poked through the Oxford English Dictionary, and laughed at the strange words.

And yet.

He hurt all the time. All the time. He hid it well, mostly, but he hurt, and there wasn't anything Hannah could do to help him. And after a while she got tired of going around in circles, trying to be happy for the both of them, trying to make him smile, trying not to start hurting the way he did, all the time.

Hannah's mom didn't understand why she left him.

Sometimes there were no words.

Comments

[kay_brooke]

I really feel for Hannah here, because it is easy to get caught in that spiral of giving so much of yourself to another person that you start neglecting your own self-care. I'm glad Hannah was able to see that and get out of that situation.

[bookblather]

So, so much. It's happened to me a lot.

Thank you!

[finch]

That's such a hard call to make. I feel bad for Hannah, but it's necessary sometimes, yeah.

[bookblather]

It really is. It's happened to me a few times, hence the story.

Thank you!

[shipwreck_light]

The end almost makes me think Hannah has a little bit of depressive tendency herself. Either way, it makes my heart hurt.

Thank you though. For doing this so well.

[bookblather]

She might, or she might just not be able to handle it in someone else without getting depressed. But yes.

Thank you for reading.