Okay, more poetry. Yeah, it's all I ever write, but whatever. I like to think I'm good at it, disagree if you will. So here we go! Enjoy, and please review! *Remember: Thanks to Herz von Silber, who gave me the idea for this*
Disclaimer: I guess I don't own the characters, but the poems are MINE. ALL MINE! Mwah-ha-ha-ha!
I have a secret,
But I'll never say
The person or thing
That made me feel this way.
My lips are locked tight,
I won't speak a word,
Though at least I still write
Letters carried by this bird.
I think I'm in love,
But you may ask "with who?"
Well, that's easy enough-
Tessa… it's with you.
Tessa couldn't seem to catch her breath when she read what Jem had sent her this time. It was now five days after Tessa had left the Institute, and she was pining for it- the sights, the sounds… and, of course, Jem. She hoped she could gather enough courage to return back for Christmas, but if she was asking for courage, she might as well hope that she would be able to face Will again, too. Stop that, she chided herself. You have nothing to be sorry for. It was Will's mistake and it should be his duty to fix everything.
When she had gotten over thinking about Will, she sat down to write to Jem. The white pigeon Celeste fluttered over to her, softly cooing as she landed on the desk and cocked her head to the side, as though asking: Well? Are you going to tell him or not? Tessa smiled and patted the bird on the head. "Yes, I intend to tell him." With only a slight pondering of why she was talking to a bird, she began writing.
Jem was outside enjoying the last few rays of sunshine in the day when he heard wings fluttering. Opening his eyes, he saw Celeste land on the ground beside him. He smiled and fed the bird with a small piece of bread he had in his pocket. "Good girl," he whispered, watching her fly away. He held Tessa's letter in his pale, slender hands, wanting to open it but trying to work up the courage to. Sucking in a deep breath, Jem unrolled the note.
I have a secret too,
But mine I can't confess.
Though you might never know,
The pain is never less.
Someday I will tell you,
No secrets will I keep,
At least you'll know before you die,
When you descend into dark sleep.
For now be content with this, I beg,
It's all you have to do.
Keep my words close to your heart:
Just know I love you, too.
Just in case anyone out there is wondering, YES I know how this is going to end, YES I know what Tessa and Will fought about, and YES I know Tessa's secret. (And by the end of this, you'll know all those, too!)