dedicated to paulina because i know you'll be sad from the references and i'm evil.
➵ ➵ 12 AM ➵ ➵
"Hello?"
"H- Hulloo Liesel! You...why're ya not here..."
"...."
"Are you drunk, Cammie?"
"Of...of course not, nuh uh. I just had...a sip'r two..."
"Oh Cammie, another party? I thought mom grounded you for going out last time!"
"My window...it'was open.. somebody left it op..open for me..."
"Go home. Find someone that's sober to drive you, okay? Don't go home alone."
"Bu...but I thought's you'd drive... like'ya usually do..."
"I'm sorry Cammie, but I had to leave eventually you know. I love music and...why are we even talking about this again... You won't remember a single word of this tomorrow morning."
"I hate'ya Li-Liesel...for leav'n me and Aunty all alone..."
"I know."
"G..good."
"I'm hanging up now, okay? Go home and please stop drinking.."
"M'kay...bye-bye Liesly Bear!"
"I love you. Remember that, Cammie. Night!"
➵ ➵ 3 AM ➵ ➵
"Gooood morning, sleeping beauty! How did you sleep?"
"....uh Cammie? It's... 3 am? Me in college now. Need sleep."
"Wow, so articulate eh? Don't worry, I won't take too long."
"Ugh fine. Hurry up."
"Okay so I have no idea what I said last night to you on the phone and all I remember is drinking a lot and calling you but then everything is just blurry and now my head hurts like hell and I'm so so sorry if I said something I didn't mean and I just-
"Shhh... it's okay honey. Calm down. I know you didn't mean it. You should go back to bed, get some sleep."
"I did sleep."
"No, you didn't. I know you even better than Mom did, Cammie. Don't try to fool me."
"....you're right. I couldn't sleep."
"Was it because of the same nightmare again?"
"Yeah."
"Well...class starts at 8 o'clock right? We still have some time. Do you want me to sing?"
"Could you? Please?"
"I'm such a good sister."
"Don't be so full of yourself."
"I know you love my voice."
"...fine. I won't deny it. Just get on with it okay?"
"Alright, alright. Sheesh, so demanding. Anyways, ahem...
Listen! Can you hear the crashing waves,
as you sail away to dreamland?
High above the moon you hear a silvery note,
YOU ARE READING
Imperfect Pieces
Short Story❝perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.❞ We are all imperfect because we're human. It's just who we are- flawed. We can't ever be perfect, no matter how much we try. I accep...
