Freeverse Charlie/Fleur. Ball. Fleur's perspective.

You feel like a ball

passing from hand to hand.

Bill's.

Charlie's.

Bill's.

Charlie's.

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BILL'S. (because he's your husband, remember?

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You feel like a ball

except that it's not a game

and you can be hurt.

For real.

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It's been only one month

yet it feels so long.

Because if Bill finds out,

his (your) mortification will last forever and ever,

for an entire life time.

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It's been only one month

while your husband was lost in Grief and Pain.

(an awful city, really)

It's been only one month

while you and Charlie were lost in Watching and Enduring.

(And maybe that's an awfuller city.)

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And hand in hand, (mouth on mouth)

in that city, you found Solace -

Such a lovely place!

(Such a lovely face)

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In the end, he's tired of it.

(That's what he says to you.)

But you know it's the same

in his heart and yours:

Guilt. Infamy.

Ethereal happiness that was meant to evaporate.

For the worst

and for the best.

Because, finally, you go to Grief and Pain and

take your husband's hand.

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And together you walk toward Family,

a lovely neighbourhood that only

Bill and you (together) can reach.