Don't Make Me Beautiful
“Brian looks up from his Kindle. “Oh, you’re awake. Good.” He smiles big. “How’re you feeling?”
“Better. A tiny bit better.” She tries to smile back but her split lip is still too sore.
“Ready to go home?” he asks.
She has a near heart attack before he rushes to correct himself.
“I mean, are you ready to leave? To go to your new home?”
“No,” she says, breathing easier, “I’m not ready for any of that.”
He gives her a commiserating frown. “I know. But it’s going to be okay. You just need to trust me.”
“You’ve said that a few times.” She picks at the covers on her leg, trying to move past the awkward moment.
“Yes, I guess I have. Sorry. Just tell me when I’m being annoying. I can’t guarantee I’ll stop, but I’ll try.”
“I don’t even know you.” She feels angry for some reason. He’s being so nice. She’s not used to nice.
“Do you need to?”
“Yes? I think? Don’t I?”
“I’m a person, you’re a person. We’re both here in this world just trying to get by, be with people we care abo...ut, be good to others. I’m that guy. What else do you need to know for right now?”MoreLess
“Better. A tiny bit better.” She tries to smile back but her split lip is still too sore.
“Ready to go home?” he asks.
She has a near heart attack before he rushes to correct himself.
“I mean, are you ready to leave? To go to your new home?”
“No,” she says, breathing easier, “I’m not ready for any of that.”
He gives her a commiserating frown. “I know. But it’s going to be okay. You just need to trust me.”
“You’ve said that a few times.” She picks at the covers on her leg, trying to move past the awkward moment.
“Yes, I guess I have. Sorry. Just tell me when I’m being annoying. I can’t guarantee I’ll stop, but I’ll try.”
“I don’t even know you.” She feels angry for some reason. He’s being so nice. She’s not used to nice.
“Do you need to?”
“Yes? I think? Don’t I?”
“I’m a person, you’re a person. We’re both here in this world just trying to get by, be with people we care abo...ut, be good to others. I’m that guy. What else do you need to know for right now?”MoreLess
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