The Hobbit's Alphabet 20/26
T is for tried
I'm sorry, Merry. I failed.
You told me that we had to stop, that what we were doing could get us into so much trouble, irreparable damage you said, and that you didn't want me to suffer. You told me to stop loving you.
And I tried, didn't I? I kept away from you, started talking to lasses that came and flirted with me, even let my father prepare me for becoming Thain, however much I hated the thought.
I did everything to distract myself, to stop myself spending every waking moment thinking of you. Your laugh, your smile, the feeling of your fingers linked with mine, the feeling of your lips against mine. But it didn't work.
Your family came for a visit, today. I managed to avoid you, and then I saw at dinner. Laughing, smiling, happy surrounded by friends.
That's when I realised. I tried to stop loving you and I failed. I still do.