PHOEBE
there's a bulletproof bond
The question, whether asked directly or more tactfully, would have felt the same regardless. It felt like a knife sinking into her back, twisting and raking at a wound still fresh and aching. She swallowed a lump in her throat, eyes glazing with tears for a moment before she quickly shoved them back down. Her heart was worn not just on her sleeve, but her bodice, her skirt, her apron even the ribbon keeping her thick hair tied in a messy bun atop her head.
She shook her head a little, already pressing some dough she had made earlier into a pan to make a savory pie. "Its...you'll think I'm stupid " she said quietly almost dismissively. He was definitely older than her, and would likely think her sorrow trivial. Immature even. But he seemed insistent, even as she filled the pie with various leftover pieces of meat and vegetables. "My uhm...my boyfriend broke up with me today." she said at length, voice just above a whisper for it was all she could manage without it breaking.
Pim though stayed near the altar, observing quietly.
She shook her head a little, already pressing some dough she had made earlier into a pan to make a savory pie. "Its...you'll think I'm stupid " she said quietly almost dismissively. He was definitely older than her, and would likely think her sorrow trivial. Immature even. But he seemed insistent, even as she filled the pie with various leftover pieces of meat and vegetables. "My uhm...my boyfriend broke up with me today." she said at length, voice just above a whisper for it was all she could manage without it breaking.
Pim though stayed near the altar, observing quietly.
between me and you
