Solitude: Chapter Seven – I Can't Stay Away From You
July 4th, 2011
Ivan was working at his desk when somebody nearby cleared his throat. He looked up to see the President smiling at him with a box in his hands. "I was warned that you have a secret admirer by your principle before you came," he began.
"Oh, nyet." He started blushing.
"I must say, I wasn't expecting who it was."
"You know who they are?"
"Yes. They do attend meetings with their president. I won't tell you anything else though. I promised I wouldn't tell."
"I am so sorry about that."
"It's alright. I think it's cute." He handed him the box. "Good luck."
When he was gone, Ivan studied the box. It could hold anything. He wanted to open it now, but put it aside for when he got to his apartment.
10:00 p.m.
Ivan rubbed his eyes sleepily. He wound up working later than he had expected. He set the box down on the floor and lay down on the couch. The box stared at him. He blinked at it. It kept staring. He got up and opened it.
Once upon a time, I was falling in love
Now I'm only falling apart
Once upon a time, there was light in my life
Now there's only love in the dark
He started shifting through papers.
Starry starry night
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
Swirling clouds in violet haze
More lyrics were contained on different sheets.
For they could not love you
Still your love was true
And when no hope was left inside
On that starry starry night
You took your life as lovers often do
But I could have told you
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you
He shifted more papers until he found more of that song.
Starry starry night
Portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless heads on nameless walls
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget
Like the strangers that you met
The ragged men in ragged clothes
The silver thorn
A bloody rose
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
Underneath all these papers laid a single red rose.
I thought that would be funny.
The songs used were Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler and Vincent by Don McLean.
My neighbor's dog is giving me a headache.
