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I smiled. It’s not that I had anything to be happy about, but it was to hide who I truly was from everyone else. It was my mask, if you will.
Even when I was little, growing up in the Rukongai, I smiled. Life was hard, food was scarce and I was always so hungry. I had to steal food to survive.
And then I met her. She was semi-conscious at the time, badly dehydrated and starved. She was like me. Something about her really connected. I gave her some of the persimmons I had and that’s how we started our friendship. Only when I was with her was my smile ever real.
Years later when I had to betray her, the smile became my mask again. How could I tell her that was I was doing was really to protect her? It would make her cry and I vowed never to let anything or anyone make her cry.
I should’ve ended his scheme before we left Soul Society. No. Before he faked his own death. I waited too long. And in the end, as I lay here dying... I saw her cry.
I’m sorry, Rangiku. I failed you. My smile has faded for good. Goodbye, my love.
Even when I was little, growing up in the Rukongai, I smiled. Life was hard, food was scarce and I was always so hungry. I had to steal food to survive.
And then I met her. She was semi-conscious at the time, badly dehydrated and starved. She was like me. Something about her really connected. I gave her some of the persimmons I had and that’s how we started our friendship. Only when I was with her was my smile ever real.
Years later when I had to betray her, the smile became my mask again. How could I tell her that was I was doing was really to protect her? It would make her cry and I vowed never to let anything or anyone make her cry.
I should’ve ended his scheme before we left Soul Society. No. Before he faked his own death. I waited too long. And in the end, as I lay here dying... I saw her cry.
I’m sorry, Rangiku. I failed you. My smile has faded for good. Goodbye, my love.
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Bleach (c) Tite Kubo
100 Theme Challenge #14: Smile
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I've never been able to write in the first person narrative very well. I suppose that perhaps today being Halloween may have something to do with it. I had set this theme aside specifically to write as this person for several months now, but was unable to figure out how to go about writing it. I wrote this within a half hour tonight. Yeah. I kinda depressed myself after finishing this up
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I've never been able to write in the first person narrative very well. I suppose that perhaps today being Halloween may have something to do with it. I had set this theme aside specifically to write as this person for several months now, but was unable to figure out how to go about writing it. I wrote this within a half hour tonight. Yeah. I kinda depressed myself after finishing this up
100 Theme Challenge Gallery: [link]
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How did you write this without crying so hard?! I never would have been able to do it...GOOD JOB! 