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Jul 6, 2015

how to find a home

it's fiction time (vii.)

creds: tumblr magic

we sat with our faces turned towards the dying sun that evening. there was a queer, unsettled feeling of beauty that made the air around us light with expectation. i guess we all felt the same; we were just kids, fresh out of the college, not at all ready to face the world.

tomorrow, we would all leave to different parts of the world. life, cruel but beautiful life, had finally called us apart after four years of college life. so we sat there, our fingers intertwined and our breaths fogging in the cool evening.

          "you figure we'll ever see each other again?"

of course dylan had to ask such a question. the dear idiot, he was gonna make me tear up. and i had promised liam not to get rachel started before tomorrow's airport farewell.

i rolled my eyes, more to prevent tears from building up than from annoyance.

          "sure we will. best friends will always find each other, won't they?"

(oh rachel, that wasn't helping with the general teary mood. crying was infectious. i wasn't going to be the one to start the chain reaction.)

i nodded, not trusting my voice to hold steady for long if i spoke. as if he could hear my thoughts, liam gently squeezed my hand. i squeezed back harder, trying to channel my emotions to the shoulder that i hoped could bear the burden better.


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we only found the desire to leave long after the sun had sunk behind the rounded tops of the hills. even then, we had to drag our feet, wearily. the battle had not even begun, but weary travellers we were.

but i was a weary traveller with a home. i had found my home among these three messed-up, imperfect friends who loved me for the imperfect girl i was. we were leaving each other, sure. but what is friendship without trials? what is love without hardships?

and somehow, now the distance between our destinations was smaller, because our hearts had found a home together.



{sorry i haven't posted in a bit! internet connection hasn't been always steady with us travelling all over the place. also, i didn't realised how much i missed writing until i started it again ♥  love you all so much xxx.}

32 comments

  1. I ADORE IT UGHHHHHH. And it totally sums up everything I've been feeling lately. ♥ Thank you, dear.

    xx

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    1. ADDDDYY i'm so, so glad you loved it <3
      you are SO welcome *hugs*

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  2. I LOVE THIS GAHH <3
    teach me your ways

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    1. aww lauren<3<3
      your comment just made my day!

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  3. can you just

    this is perfect.

    perfectly imperfect.

    I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE WORDS FOR THIS BECAUSE IT IS SO WONDERFUL HOW DO I WORD AHHHH I love it so much. ♥

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    1. caaaalllyyy *cries*
      thank you, thank you♥♥

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  4. my heart...oh...
    the feelz,,,,

    TRUE PERFECTION <3

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  5. This is so poetic and just...ambient. Real. Solid. Beautiful. WRITE MORE.

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  6. Okay, you are epic. How do you write so smoothly... ?! ><

    Have fun, stay safe, and huggles. :)

    <3

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    1. oh pls, have you read your own writing? ;) it's smooth as butter when melted (??does that metaphor work??)

      thanks♥ it's good to be back.

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  7. Oh no. This is going to happen to me. :( haha. But in all seriousness, this is beautfiul writing, refreshing honest and raw. It's lovely work. :)

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    1. (i know, jo. ughh, it's gonna happen to us all sometime sooner or later anyways.)
      thank you, you sweet thing<3<3

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  8. Oh my...ahh. HOW DO YOU DO THAT????

    excuse me while I study this for the next hour...

    p e r f e c t i o n

    xoxo
    Grace Anne:)
    http://totallygraced.blogspot.com/

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    1. *blushes* aw, stop. you're too kind<3
      thank you so much. <3

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  9. wow. i'm speechless. well done, friend <3

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    1. maryshelley!! (lovely name, btw :D)
      i'm glad you're speechless ;) haha, thank you soo much ♥

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  10. Dear Elisabeth,
    I just found your (beyond gorgeous) blog and I'm SO GLAD I did. <3 Your writing is absolutely beautiful, girl. So full of heart, I can feel it through the words. "the dear idiot, he was gonna make me tear up." and "the battle had not even begun, but weary travelers we were." and "i squeezed back harder, trying to channel my emotions to the shoulder that i hoped could bear the burden better." WHOA. You're writing is going to take you places. Keep trekking. (;

    love,
    abbie

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    1. (ABBIE)
      your comment means a LOT to me <3<3 it was soo sweet. thank you thank you! ♥

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  11. Ugh. This hurts my heart because the same goes for high school. Ow, ow ow. </3

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    1. *stabs more wounds in your heart*
      KIDDING ;P glad it hurt your heart in a good way (i hope? ;p) <3<3

      thank you so much, bekahh ♥♥

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  12. Oh my gosh this is just PERFECT. I totally feel this <3

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    1. i am so so glad you like it, tane.
      <3<3 thank you ♥

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  14. This made me tear up a bit. So beautiful. <3

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  15. okay so i've been stalking your blog again (tbh you inspire me lots) and i just realized....dylan?? sorry...but...i'm sorta dying because you finally admitted your love for o'brien and ASDJFJKSKDKJ *happy dances*

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    1. HAHAHAHA AWH YOU <3
      yeaaaaaah that cutie is bae xxxx

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