Emmeline hadn't gotten far, she couldn't really. Her feet felt like lead and her heart hurt. Everything hurt suddenly in that moment. It was almost as if she'd had her feet pulled out from under her and the wind knocked out of her. She could hardly breath, let alone walk. And when she did hear his footsteps, heard him calling out to her all she wanted to do was sob. And run. But she couldn't do either.
She did focus on her breathing, or tried to as she looked into the direction she heard his voice. "Just go away, Charlie," she called out, her voice cracking even as she said it, "Just go back to your home and your drink and forget about it all." She wouldn't. She couldn't forget. Even if she wanted to, she knew she never word.
That moment of realization that it seemed to hurt him to love her and drove him to want to drink had broken her heart. In one fell swoop, he'd brought her up to a point she had could never have imagined only to bring her down and shatter her into a million pieces.
She did focus on her breathing, or tried to as she looked into the direction she heard his voice. "Just go away, Charlie," she called out, her voice cracking even as she said it, "Just go back to your home and your drink and forget about it all." She wouldn't. She couldn't forget. Even if she wanted to, she knew she never word.
That moment of realization that it seemed to hurt him to love her and drove him to want to drink had broken her heart. In one fell swoop, he'd brought her up to a point she had could never have imagined only to bring her down and shatter her into a million pieces.
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