I Want To Hold Your Hand
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Yeah, you've got that something,
I think you'll understand,
When I'll feel that something,
I want to hold your hand...
- "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles
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Oh. Uh. Wait. What?
Those were my first thoughts when Eli told me he killed his girlfriend.
Not directly, of course. Like, in the most indirect way possible.
But he still blames himself.
Every day he wakes up thinking that he's a murderer.
"Why should I be happy?"
I stopped for a moment. What can I say? What do I do? Not too far forward, but something to comfort him, just the same. So, I went for something simple. Something sweet, something understated.
I reached across the seat for his hand. I laced my fingers between his and held his hand.
Because sometimes, that's all you need. Someone there to hold your hand.
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-An Eclare-