May Day, 2026

helpless
even with
both
parents


"If that lawyer walked through the door and asked you to marry?"

I knew the answer, instantly -- I face this horrible truth several times a day. I can't lie, but why make others face it, again, too?

"C? We haven't talked in years. We have no relationship."

It didn't matter. Only you deny the truth, which is what makes it so horrible.

"You do love her."



I hate that it revived a spark of hope. Because if that insane miracle ever came to pass, and I didn't die of a heart attack on the spot, I could finally prove it to you. All your doubts and my pain couldn't stop the truth.

You are wrong, and always have been wrong.

All dramas lead to you, C - for me. No bargains, or petitions. I will never see you again.

You are free. I am not your soulmate.

I am damned. You are my mine.