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I think my cat has PTSD
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It's Too Late - Chapter 1
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.”-- Ambrose Bierce
And I need you like a heart needs a beat
But it's nothing new.
I loved you with a fire red-
Now it's turning blue, and you say...
‘Sorry’ like the angel heaven let me think was you
but I'm afraid...
It's too late to apologize, it's too late
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Part Five, Pie in the Sky
“Oh I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're about to cry
I know your favorite songs and you tell me about your dreams
I think I know where you belong. I think I know it's with me.
Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you?
Been here all along so why can't you see?
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Part Four, Pie in the Sky
“What hurts the most
was being so close,
And having so much to say
and watching you walk away,
and never knowing
what could have been
and not seeing that loving you
is what I was tryin' to do.”
----What hurts the most, Rascal Flatts
2:45 A.M. Sunday morning, 40 hours earlier
Marshall awoke gasping for breath, fingers clutching for ( Read more... ) -
Part Three, Pie in the Sky
Mary emerged from the bathroom in a cloud of steam, her body wrapped in a towel and her hair still dripping water from the ends. She cocked her head to the side to listen for voices coming from the living area but all she heard was silence. Padding softly toward her room she nearly jumped out of her towel at the sound of Raph’s voice.
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Pie in the Sky, Part Two
Raph added more ice to his large tumbler of iced tea and wished for the hundredth time it was beer. But ever since he had moved into the Shannon household he had respected Mary’s wishes that there be no alcohol in the house because Jinx really, truly was trying to stay on the wagon this time. Mary of course had snorted in derision when she had ( Read more... ) -
Pie in the Sky, Part One
PIE IN THE SKY
N. a fanciful notion; ludicrous concept; the illusory promise of a desired outcome that is unlikely to happen.
“Marshall still isn’t here?”
Brandi’s head snapped up from where she was bent over her latest homework assignment at her sister’s voice. She frowned as she took in Mary’s appearance - sweat pants and tank ( Read more... )
