Narrator's pov
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"I should be the one apologizing" Gabrielle chuckled
Ember's eyes immediately left hers as they dipped down to her hands
"Henry invoked himself so much with my parents, told them that we're together and everything and like they always do, they believed him ofcourse. He was always perfect in their eyes. A man who had a bright future while I looked like a broken guitar string to them. He was a man and I was apparently a rebel, so ofcourse they loved that he could be the one to 'set me right' and break away from these 'rebellions' when in reality I just want to live my life the way I chose. But they'll never get that" Gabrielle mumbled
By now her eyes were consumed with a coat of gloss, the liquid threatened to run off the corner of her eyelids and travel down her cheek
"They're the type of parents that see their children as property and not people" she said
Ember felt a shard pierce right into her chest by the girl's words. Never had she ever heard such a relatable and true statement. It's something she's also struggled with in her life
She guessed it was something she and Gabrielle both had in common. Sharing the same trauma
If that ain't goals then I don't know what is
"Come here" Ember mumbled, reaching her hands out
The blonde was then pulled forward into Ember's chest, her cheek immediately pressed flat on the girl's body while arms wrapped around her back. Ember's hug was stronger than anything she had ever known, as if holding her was the only way to show how sorry she was for everything Gabrielle was going through
In that moment of feeling Ember so close, Gabrielle was awake somehow, more alive than she had been in so very long
Protected, that's what she felt. There was an energy to the hug, as if the matter of one powered up the other
Ember's chin rested on top of the girl's head as her finger stroked through them, Gabrielle sat in the girl's lap with her arms wrapped around her body
It was the second most intimate position they've ever found themselves in, but this wasn't sex
It was a connection that many tried so hard to find in this bland, tasteless world
Gabrielle exhaled into the girl's chest, her shoulders sinking into the comfortable embrace
In the heat of the lovers hug, there were welding sparks
"It's funny isn't it?" Gabrielle mumbled
"What's funny?" she asked
"That I'm the one that fucked up yet here you are holding me in your arms"
Ember went silent for a few seconds, it hadn't crossed her mind until now of what was happening. Her heart simply called to do the right thing and react in the moment
It was clear that Gabrielle was having a hard time, a guy that was being persistent and pushing himself back into her life no matter how much she refused and parents who finally found her again, now pushing her over to live up to their expectations. Whatever happened between them didn't seem to matter, but what did matter was the fragile girl in her arms that needed comforting
And if she was being honest, she really wanted to feel the girl's body on hers again
"I really am sorry Ember"
Forgiveness, it was hard to forgive people in Ember's life. Especially those who continued to fuck her over and over again
But explanations were given, an understanding was brought in. Hell, she seemed to forget everything else when she was around Gabrielle again
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A Walk In The Park (GirlxGirl)
Romance"I didn't expect for this to happen" "Yet it was so worth it" "It was" "....i guess you could say-" "No, don'-" "It was a walk in the park" "Idiot"
