Love Me Like You'Re Losing Mind
Ch8:The Doll That Smiled
Elowen
I made a new doll today. She’s different from the others.
Elowen
She’s smiling. Not like the rest. It’s soft… like she knows something no one else does.
Elowen
That love doesn’t die when memory fades. It just finds quiet corners to rest in.
August
You’re being poetic again.
Elowen
You used to say I spoke like I painted with words.
Elowen
You’d whisper it when you thought I wasn’t listening
August
I don’t remember… but it feels true.
Elowen
She has your eyes. The ones you had before you were afraid of forgetting.
August
That version of me—the brave one—do you think he’s still there?
Elowen
I don’t just think. I see him. Every time you reach for me, even when you're scared.
August
Then maybe I’ll try being him again.
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