Earthquake
Frank
How can a fistfight be romantic?
I was so angry. All the words just came spilling out. They were ripping her apart, I could see that. I didn't stop them.
"All of this is your fault!"
The words were hurting her. But I think that's what I was trying to do. I was trying to hurt her, like how she hurt me.
"You did this to me! You hurt me!"
I saw her face tense up. I knew she would fight back soon.
"You're pathetic! Pathetic and worthless! All you can do is hurt people!"
I was taunting her. I wanted her to fight back.
"Shut up Frank!"
She stood up so that her face was level with mine.
"I almost died because of the pain you caused me Emerson!" I shouted ignoring her.
That made her even angrier.
"You're the one that's pathetic! I can't take back what's already happened, Frank, and if you can't forgive me for it, maybe you should have died!"
SMACK
I slapped her. Across the face.
I looked down at my hand and then at her. I could see the redness spreading over her cheek. I could see the terror in her eyes.
I was speechless.
I wanted to tell her that I was sorry. That I didn't mean to do it. But I couldn't. My throat felt like it was glued together.
She slowly put her fingers to her cheek, feeling the place where I knew a bruise would form. She stared at me, her eyes wide. Finally, she turned and ran from the room.
I wanted to run after her. But I didn't.
I sank to the floor and cried.
I take it back, I take it all back now
I was so angry. All the words just came spilling out. They were ripping her apart, I could see that. I didn't stop them.
"All of this is your fault!"
The words were hurting her. But I think that's what I was trying to do. I was trying to hurt her, like how she hurt me.
"You did this to me! You hurt me!"
I saw her face tense up. I knew she would fight back soon.
"You're pathetic! Pathetic and worthless! All you can do is hurt people!"
I was taunting her. I wanted her to fight back.
"Shut up Frank!"
She stood up so that her face was level with mine.
"I almost died because of the pain you caused me Emerson!" I shouted ignoring her.
That made her even angrier.
"You're the one that's pathetic! I can't take back what's already happened, Frank, and if you can't forgive me for it, maybe you should have died!"
SMACK
I slapped her. Across the face.
I looked down at my hand and then at her. I could see the redness spreading over her cheek. I could see the terror in her eyes.
I was speechless.
I wanted to tell her that I was sorry. That I didn't mean to do it. But I couldn't. My throat felt like it was glued together.
She slowly put her fingers to her cheek, feeling the place where I knew a bruise would form. She stared at me, her eyes wide. Finally, she turned and ran from the room.
I wanted to run after her. But I didn't.
I sank to the floor and cried.
I take it back, I take it all back now
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