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Written for Book Quotes Boot Camp – Prompt12: Kind people have a way of working their way inside me and rooting there. – The Hunger Games.
Written for Character Diversity Boot Camp – Prompt11: Regret – Dudley Dursley
Written for Head Canon Boot Camp – Prompt21: Truth or Dare
Written for Movie Quote Boot Camp – Prompt9: What we've got here is failure to communicate. (Cool Hand Luke, 1967)
Written for Rivalry Boot Camp – Prompt2: Bond
Written for Writing Script Boot Camp – Prompt12: Meandering
Written for Daily Freeverse Challenge – Prompt: August 10, 2013 - Trio Era: Word: Despite
Summary: It took him 18 years to learn that Harry was never the enemy – he was just his brother. If only things hadn't been how they were – if only . . .
Starting Over
You were born a bundle of joy;
Apple of your parents' of the eye.
They loved you, pampered you
Worshipped you even more –
Your every wish was their ultimate
Command.
.
.
You grew up spoilt and bratty,
And quite a snob.
Thinking you were the only one who mattered
(for you were made to think that – it was never really your fault.)
.
.
You were mean and a bully
Your cousin, Harry was the poor soul you unleashed your horror on.
Your parents adored you and never said a word.
They encouraged you every time.
You cracked humor at his expense.
Even if it wasn't funny (never funny.)
You carried it on for years and years,
Until one day, Harry did something that you'll forever owe him;
He saved your worthless life.
(Even if at that time you didn't think he did.)
.
.
Time passed – things started to confuse you
You started to look back at your actions
And tried to make amends
But old habits die hard, don't they?
.
.
Soon came the time, when you had to man up
You didn't know whether you would see Harry alive again
(And that hurt you – yes, it did.)
You swallowed your pride and arrogance
And said the words, "Thank you, Harry."
You could see the shock on his face,
But you knew that there was –
So much more which you could have said
For what you said was nothing!
It wasn't great – it was lame.
It was merely a sorry, and it was nothing.
It hardly sufficed.
But in that moment, it was all you could do.
And it was all you did.
AN: This is something I wrote during a very boring class – hope you liked it! =)
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