promise me
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written for the room of requirement
the ultimate hogwarts house competition
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prompt #121:
(dialogue)
Do you trust me? / "No." / "You're smarter than I thought."
word count: 297
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hidden meetings,
secret locations,
whispering words.
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"i shouldn't even be doing this."
"but you are."
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a hidden love
a burning passion
a fiery romance.
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"behind the mask you are someone else, aren't you?"
"it's not me."
"it can be."
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a veiled hope
a shadowy entrance
a butterfly,
opening its wings for the first time.
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"we always meet in the most uncomfortable of locations."
"that can change."
"you know I—"
"can't. yes. I know."
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a cry
sniffling into a warm shoulder
trying to forget
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"I don't want this to be a secret anymore."
"you know what will happen…"
"but I just can't hold on."
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cries of anguish
screams and spells
flying, every which way
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"you have to leave. now."
"no! i'm not leaving you! not after… not after everything…"
"they need you. go."
"but—"
"do you trust me?"
"no."
"you're smarter than I thought."
"oh, shut up."
"just… go."
"what about you?"
"I need to fix my own mess."
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another place,
another life,
another world.
in perhaps which her heart was not broken.
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"just… promise me.
"promise you what?"
"promise me you'll come back to me."
"I… promise."
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a broken promise
crying into someone else's arms
someone else who loves you
but whom will never be loved back
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"why? why him?"
"why me?"
"why don't you love me back?"
"I…"
"why am I not enough?"
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fleeing into the dark of night
searching for someone never to be found
someone who was never mourned
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"..."
"you've been forgotten, you know."
"..."
"no one seems to care."
"..."
"you promised."
"..."
"you're gone."
"..."
"oh, why am I talking to the bloody wind? what am I doing?"
"..."
"please…"
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holding yourself in the dark
the wind blowing against your face
whipping away the tears that dare to fall after a million years of holding back
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"hello?"