Sometimes Holding On Was All You Could

It Had Been Years Since She Question His Fidelity, But He'd Stepped On To The Old Fame Track Again, And That Was Where The Road Had Taken Them Before. Infidelity Could Be Forgiven, But Forgetting It Was Impossible. Strangely, That Wasn't What Bothered Her The Most. What Bothered Her Was That She Didn't Really Care.

Alice Started To Cry. It Came With No Sound, No Shuddering, No Childlike Hysterics, Just A Soul-deep Release That Turned Into Moisture And Dripped Down Her Puffy Pink Cheeks. She Touched Her Tears, Frowning. Then She Looked Up At Julia And Whimpered Two Words Before She Fell Asleep. ‘real Hurts.’

But Sometimes One Person Can Hold You Up In Life, Keep You Standing, And Without That Hand To Hold, You Can Find Yourself Free-falling No Matter How Strong You Used To Be, No Matter How Hard You Try To Remain Steady.

That Was What A Best Friend Did: Hold Up A Mirror And Show You Your Heart.

This Is The Problem With Forever Friends. They Know Too Much.