You learn to stand alone at last
So brave, and bold, and strong, and stout
"..I suppose not." Sam accepted, rocking back on his heels a little. He'd been in an odd place lately; on the one hand he'd found he could lead better than he'd ever thought, that he was right about things he'd been scared out of sharing his opinion on, that his voice was worth something...and on the other, he still had to beat down butterflies in his stomach whenever he had to talk to someone new. Why couldn't his brain just be simple?
He hesitated when she offered the spot next to her, but this woman seemed nice and he could use any friends he could get. And, as he had to remind himself over and over, he was strong enough nowadays to deal with any trouble that could arise. "Alright, thank you."
Sitting down and drawing his knees up to lean on them as he looked out at the ocean, Sam was briefly struck by a thought; he wondered how many times he'd been here looking out at the waves now, with how many different people, with how many crises on his mind. Probably too many to count, and none of them any good to get caught up on in the present moment. "I'm Samuel Wordsworth. I um...I used to live here, actually, for a while, but now I live in the Grounds. Do you live here?" He asked, not recognising her, though he had hardly been the most sociable person.
He hesitated when she offered the spot next to her, but this woman seemed nice and he could use any friends he could get. And, as he had to remind himself over and over, he was strong enough nowadays to deal with any trouble that could arise. "Alright, thank you."
Sitting down and drawing his knees up to lean on them as he looked out at the ocean, Sam was briefly struck by a thought; he wondered how many times he'd been here looking out at the waves now, with how many different people, with how many crises on his mind. Probably too many to count, and none of them any good to get caught up on in the present moment. "I'm Samuel Wordsworth. I um...I used to live here, actually, for a while, but now I live in the Grounds. Do you live here?" He asked, not recognising her, though he had hardly been the most sociable person.
You learn somehow to like the dark, even love the doubt
SAMUEL
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