STORY STARTER
Write a scene in which two characters have very different emotions about the same thing.
E.g. One character could be very happy after finding something out, whilst the other is sad about it.
pretend
“quite the craptastic sister” they say. mocking my mistake, joking with me.
joy lies in their eyes, glittering in the dim light.
they don’t see the pain they inflict. conceal. conceal. conceal.
“i’m disappointed” he said.
the conversation ended. i lightened the mood.
i’m fine. i’m fine. i’m fine.
“you don’t care enough to fix the heart you broke “
a song accuses me of exactly what i’ve done.
i hurt him bc i don’t love him back. bc i don’t know how to love him back. because i don’t care enough anymore.
pretend. pretend. pretend.
conceal you’re pain. “you’re fine”. pretend to be happy. pretend to be fine.
pretend. pretend. pretend.