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Harmony noun (plural harmonies) 1 a pleasant combination, especially of musical notes. 2being friendly to each other and not quarrelling.
She looked it up in the dictionary she'd had since fifth grade and never used.
The book was all shiny and new and it smelled like its plastic wrappings.
The words were confusing and they didn't make any sense at all.
They didn't fit.
This was Harmony, who had played dumb since middle school so well that she couldn't find her way back, couldn't catch up with the others.
This was Harmony, who could never keep up with witty banter because she'd read that boys don't like it when you make them feel stupid.
This was Harmony, who had treated her magazines like the bible, because maybe if she followed them just right, there would be somebody who would love her.
This was Harmony, who threw up in the bathrooms because she knew nobody would want her if she let her lunch creep its way to her hips.
This was Harmony, who cried herself to sleep for a week after the looks she got when she ate a chocolate muffin.
This was Harmony, who would follow Cordelia Chase anywhere, because maybe if she was more like Cordelia, people would love her, too.
This was Harmony, who became frozen in eternal beauty and thought it was an end to all her problems.
This was Harmony, who found the man of her dreams in the man of everyone else's nightmares.
This was Harmony, who thought that maybe this time, everything would be in harmony.
This was Harmony, whose dream became a nightmare, too.
This was Harmony, whose lover only showed an interest when she was pretending to be somebody else.
This was Harmony, who thought she was in love.
This was Harmony, who couldn't pull away from soft words and kisses and murmured promises.
This was Harmony, who was alone and in tears for days, shattered promises at her feet with her heart.
This was Harmony, whose world was not harmonious at all.
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