muriel the mountain man

first short story (?) 🏔

'where's my angel
i'm sick and tired of everything
someone come and safe myself
cause i can't take it anymore

i just wanna be happier
baby don't you let me go
i feel tired
i wish i was stronger'

it used to be like that every day.
it never changed. the dull feeling of loneliness.
it never went away.
he could be in his hut or in the middle of the farmers market in the nearby town, all Muriel felt was this emptiness.
His whole life he had lived with it.
He had started seeing it as something normal that everyone dealt with. just loneliness and numbness.
but now, everything had changed.

now, you were here. and the feeling of loneliness was gone, replaced by his heart beating faster everytime he thought of you. he was so happy, almost constantly smiling.
it hurt his face a bit, after all he had spent the past years of his life frowning. but the pain didn't mean anything to him. you were there now. you were his and he was yours. there was nothing he had to worry about.
all that counted, was here and now.
finally, Muriel had something to look forward to every day.