GIDAE

                    _{features  contorted  immediately  into  a  visible  flinch ,  the  other’s  words  twisting  his  insides  in  a  tightly  woven  knot  of  emotion .  pain ,  shock ,  confusion ,  guilt  –  each  and  every  one  of  them  crashing  upon  him  like  a  violent  wave  as  the  memory  he  so  desperately  tried  to  suppress  was  once  again  surfaced .}  

      _{❛  n-no  –  no  i  didn’t ,  i  –  i  wouldn’t  ever  do  something  like  that  –  it  was  an  accident !!}

                    _{the  normally  raspy  voice  that  rumbled  from  his  vocal  chords  became  shaky ,   chest  heaving  as  he  fought  for  breath .  he  felt  as  if  he  was  suffocating  –  the  weight  of  his  actions  pressing  down  on  his  chest  until  he  couldn’t  get  any  air  in  his  lungs .  his  eyes  stung  with  the  threat  of  tears ,  effectively  blurring  his  vision  as  he  pitifully  stumbled  back .}

      _{❛  please  just  leave  me  alone …}

                   _{❛     that’s what everyone says during their first time   ——     ❜     words drifted off his brims in a sing-song, a tight-lipped smile still the only show of e m o t i o n evident over his features.     ❛     well, except for me, of course but today’s not about me, ‘s about you   !   i can’t believe i got to be a part of this moment, is this how moms feel when their kids GRADUATE school   ?   ❜}

                   _{perfectly sculpted brows furrowed together for the briefest of moments, lips puckered down in a show of bewilderment over ANYONE who doesn’t share the same moral compass   (   or lack thereof   )   like he does.     ❛    but why   ?   did i do somethin’   ?     ❜      he actually had the nerve to p o u t, uncharacteristically not fond of the coming show of tears the other was giving out.     ❛     but i was about t’congratulate you   !   i mean, that wasn’t the BEST murder i’ve seen but it was pretty good for someone just startin’ out   !   y’should be proud   !     ❜}