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You Are Her Sun
Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.-- Albert Schweitzer
He didn't notice him at first, or the way they walked together, their steps insync without even realizing it. All he saw was the food in his hands as he offered it to him, smiling warmly even if he didn't notice it.
Munching viciously, he heard Melanie.
"Jamie,"she said, looking up to the strange but warm man, "this is Jared."
He noticed it then; the way Jared looked at his sister.
Jamie swallowed roughly as Jared gripped his shoulder tightly with his large hand in his own hello. He caught a glimpse of Mel's worried expression, but it fled her features as Jamie smiled widely and said, "Hey! Do you have more food?"
Jared laughed, "You bet," and pulled a Twinkie from his pocket.
Scarfing it down, he saw Jared's fingers tentatively brush Melanie's arm like he was touching a fraglie piece of glass, so badly wanting to cradle it, but afraid that it might break. Jamie frowned slightly because Melanie was stronger than that, but she looked up at him and smiled. Her smile radiated more hope than he had probably ever seen come from her. For a moment, she looked like an exquisite piece of glass that was hit by a streak of light, casting momentary rainbows of colors. But this time, Jamie knew that the light was permanently placed.
"Thanks, Jared," he said, licking his fingers, although he thanked him for something other than the Twinkie.
And he noticed the way Melanie looked at Jared through glassy eyes.
(if you squint really hard, I think you can see some depth. I think. Squint!)
So! If you want an explanation for this, let's just say the plot bunnies grabbed hold of me and wouldn't let go. Small bunnies attack in numbers, small numbers, hence these drabbles!! This is my first time attempting something as short as this, so we'll all agree that this is practice for my microscopic writing skillz (almost as microscopic as this chapter and every one following it!). Lucky for you, since these are so small, I will be updating very very regularly. Very. So I hope that you enjoy these. I love drabbles because I think that it's so amazing that simple words can cause the most complicated feelings.
I have to practice some more, of course.
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