Love Me Like You'Re Losing Mind
Ch11:The Dollmaker’s Vow
August entered the hall after a nap on bed.
August
Elowen… what are you doing with all these new dolls?
Elowen
They’re for you. Every day you forget, I’ll give you one. A memory carved in porcelain.
August
You think that’s enough? To fight this with clay and paint?
Elowen
I think it’s better than doing nothing while you vanish.
August
You can’t fix me, Elowen!
Elowen
I’m not trying to fix you! I’m trying to hold onto you!
August
And when I forget what dolls even are?
Elowen
Then I’ll remind you. Every damn day if I have to. We’ll begin again. Again and again.
August
That’s not love. That’s torture.
Elowen
No.That’s me choosing you even when you don’t choose me back.
August
I don’t deserve you.
Elowen
Even if you forget me, I’ll still love you.
(He grabs her face, gently but desperately. Kisses her like he’s drowning.)
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