He had no sympathy, not that Anu could read. She wouldn’t deserve it, but she wanted it. She needed someone to tell her that it was ok, that she really hadn’t done it all completely wrong, that she could make it right. She didn’t deserve any of it. She hardly deserved the release that the bottle she held provided. Blue eyes avoided his, looking to the dark liquid and taking it to her lips once again. Her voice was laced with the pain of the scotch, raspy through the first few words,
You’ll be happy again. Anu proclaimed, knowing that there would be a day when he would find what he wanted. He would have that again, though Anu was sure she would never. She was too old; she might as well start digging her own grave. Instead of starting right then and there Anu leaned against the bar and spoke with honesty that only came with a drunken tone, You deserve it Jaz... |