Two Halves Make A Whole
Writer's Note: i'm not completely satisfied with this...took me awhile to write. i thought it up as i was going to sleep last night.
"What are you doing? Are you ready to go?" Half 2 yelled from the bathroom.
"Just talking to someone, I'm ready. Hurry and take your shower!" she yelled back, listening as the door closed and the shower turned on. She picked up the phone and apologized, "Sorry about that. Half 2 was asking me something."
"Who...?" Half 1 asked. "Nevermind. What were we talking about again?"
"I don't even remember. Did you watch the concert last night?"
"Yes! Wow that was amazing...I really wish I had had tickets to it, I would have killed for nosebleed seats."
"I know! The band was so hot last night. I have pictures if you want to see!"
"Of course I do!" Half 1 squealed. "Let me come over real fast!"
"Okay!" she giggled. After a few minutes, Half 1 knocked on her door and they proceeded to stare at the pictures, commenting, giggling, snickering, sighing. When they were done looking at them for the third time, Half 1 asked, "What are you doing tonight?"
"Going out with Half 2. She got some reservations to a really nice restaurant for our anniversary!" she giggled.
Half 1 made a confused face and thought to herself, "Who is this Half 2? I guess I'll just let her have her fun. Poor girl...she's so lonely these days." Half 1 smiled and said, "Well, let me see this dress!"
She giggled and ran to her room and changed quickly. Half 2 would be out of the shower soon anyway. She ran back in and stood in front of Half 1, turning around slowly. "What do you think, Half 1?" Half 1 tried to smile. not wanting to show her complete and utter confusion. She looked at Half 1 and said, "What's wrong? Don't you like it?"
"Umm...you're wearing a sports bra and jeans."
"What...? What are you talking about?" She asked, looking down at herself. Indeed, she was wearing a white sports bra and some very old jeans. She sighed and, before she could move, she felt strong hands on her shoulders, massaging softly. She purred as Half 2 smiled.
"What do you mean sports bra and jeans? You look beautiful. Are you ready?"
She smiled and turned around to face her lover. When she saw Half 2's face, she gasped loudly. Then she turned, looking at Half 1. She looked back and forth, with the same amazed, terrified look on her face. Half 1 and Half 2 looked at her, pained and confused. "What's wrong?" they said in unison. "Tell me."
"I...no no no..." she whimpered as Half 2 started to fade.
Half 1 knelt next to her and rubbed her back. "what's wrong? Who is Half 2? What's going on??"
She slapped Half 1's hands away and shuddered, crying. She turned to look at Half 2, reaching out desperately. "Don't go! Please don't go!" Half 2 faded completely, and she curled up, sobbing.
Half 1 stood above her, not knowing what to do. "What is it...please tell me..."
"Did you not SEE her!?" She sobbed, gesturing to open air. "She was right there! Her hair was wet because she just got out of the shower! She smelled so good, her hair was so soft...she held a rose, because she knows roses are my favorite..she wore that dress I love to see her in...she breathed into my ear and rubbed my shoulders...I...I...!" She collapsed, sobbing again. Half 1 stayed, stroking her hair. She shivered and cried, "Please don't...that reminds me...you remind me of her...of...of you..."
Half 1 stood and sighed. "I'll leave you alone...please tell me what's wrong when you've settled down."
She sobbed on the floor as Half 1 walked out the door. "You never gave me that...Half 1...then Half 2...then Half 1...the person I loved is completely different than the person who is my friend now...I miss you, but I only miss part of you. Why...why couldn't you give me the Whole?"
"What are you doing? Are you ready to go?" Half 2 yelled from the bathroom.
"Just talking to someone, I'm ready. Hurry and take your shower!" she yelled back, listening as the door closed and the shower turned on. She picked up the phone and apologized, "Sorry about that. Half 2 was asking me something."
"Who...?" Half 1 asked. "Nevermind. What were we talking about again?"
"I don't even remember. Did you watch the concert last night?"
"Yes! Wow that was amazing...I really wish I had had tickets to it, I would have killed for nosebleed seats."
"I know! The band was so hot last night. I have pictures if you want to see!"
"Of course I do!" Half 1 squealed. "Let me come over real fast!"
"Okay!" she giggled. After a few minutes, Half 1 knocked on her door and they proceeded to stare at the pictures, commenting, giggling, snickering, sighing. When they were done looking at them for the third time, Half 1 asked, "What are you doing tonight?"
"Going out with Half 2. She got some reservations to a really nice restaurant for our anniversary!" she giggled.
Half 1 made a confused face and thought to herself, "Who is this Half 2? I guess I'll just let her have her fun. Poor girl...she's so lonely these days." Half 1 smiled and said, "Well, let me see this dress!"
She giggled and ran to her room and changed quickly. Half 2 would be out of the shower soon anyway. She ran back in and stood in front of Half 1, turning around slowly. "What do you think, Half 1?" Half 1 tried to smile. not wanting to show her complete and utter confusion. She looked at Half 1 and said, "What's wrong? Don't you like it?"
"Umm...you're wearing a sports bra and jeans."
"What...? What are you talking about?" She asked, looking down at herself. Indeed, she was wearing a white sports bra and some very old jeans. She sighed and, before she could move, she felt strong hands on her shoulders, massaging softly. She purred as Half 2 smiled.
"What do you mean sports bra and jeans? You look beautiful. Are you ready?"
She smiled and turned around to face her lover. When she saw Half 2's face, she gasped loudly. Then she turned, looking at Half 1. She looked back and forth, with the same amazed, terrified look on her face. Half 1 and Half 2 looked at her, pained and confused. "What's wrong?" they said in unison. "Tell me."
"I...no no no..." she whimpered as Half 2 started to fade.
Half 1 knelt next to her and rubbed her back. "what's wrong? Who is Half 2? What's going on??"
She slapped Half 1's hands away and shuddered, crying. She turned to look at Half 2, reaching out desperately. "Don't go! Please don't go!" Half 2 faded completely, and she curled up, sobbing.
Half 1 stood above her, not knowing what to do. "What is it...please tell me..."
"Did you not SEE her!?" She sobbed, gesturing to open air. "She was right there! Her hair was wet because she just got out of the shower! She smelled so good, her hair was so soft...she held a rose, because she knows roses are my favorite..she wore that dress I love to see her in...she breathed into my ear and rubbed my shoulders...I...I...!" She collapsed, sobbing again. Half 1 stayed, stroking her hair. She shivered and cried, "Please don't...that reminds me...you remind me of her...of...of you..."
Half 1 stood and sighed. "I'll leave you alone...please tell me what's wrong when you've settled down."
She sobbed on the floor as Half 1 walked out the door. "You never gave me that...Half 1...then Half 2...then Half 1...the person I loved is completely different than the person who is my friend now...I miss you, but I only miss part of you. Why...why couldn't you give me the Whole?"