"I don't like being attached to things that will pass away."
"But everyone passes away."
"That's why it's best to avoid attachments. Meet and leave."
"What are you afraid of exactly?"
"The last time someone close to me died, I wish I would follow. The pain was unbearable. It took me weeks to totally accept it. But the pain comes back every time I am reminded of the things we usually do. Imagine if this has to happen a dozen times because you have a dozen people close to you."
"Then I don't think you don't like being attached to people. You are just afraid that you can no longer make memories with them when they pass away . . . and of the pain that comes with it."
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Midnight Monologues
General FictionShe is known as the writer who creates stories about how the concept of love is formulated, explored, and ultimately destroyed by her protagonist, borne out of their relationship with another character. What is not known by many is how much she has...