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No Hope

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"I lost hope for myself a long time ago," he tells me.

I listen, drinking up his words. I want to make more spill out of his mouth, so I ask "Why?" It slips out of my mouth and takes flight and flutters on the cool October breeze.

"Because," he says, the word hanging in the air, "there's no hope left for any of us."

The words float over to me, pierce my skin. I don't want to believe they left red welts on my skin, burning into my mind. Which is why I say, "Yes there is. Hope is like maybe. It always turns out to be a yes in the end. And if it's not, then it's just a no."

He laughs, the sound bouncing into my ears. "You're pretty wise for a kid your age, girl."

"Maybe."
Theme 76 of 100 Themes Challenge.

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Felka-wolf's avatar
i love this
just pure adoration