the arctic monkeys series [5sos]

12

I never left Arabella

Her beauty still dazzled me

Even after months

Her eyes still sparkled

And her hair still shined

And it was as if

She were never sick

In the first place.

However

I started to see her spirit decline

She became tired all the time

From weekend meetings

At the doctor's office

And sleepless nights

Thinking about death.

"Ashton."

I watched her stir her tea

Watching the liquid swirl

Like the convection currents

In her mind.

"Arabella."

It was our signature thing

Saying each others' names

Simply because we loved the sound

Of the others' name rolling of our tongues.

I took a deep breath

Inhaling the enlightening scent

Of tea and her cultural smoke.

"My real name is actually Marina

But I prefer Arabella

Because if makes me feel like

Someone I'm not.

Someone better.

Please call me Arabella."

I nodded

And we fell into

Another comfortable silence

Before I sighed and

Leaned across the table.

"I love you, you know that?"

Now she looked up at me sadly

Giving me a lopsided grin.

"Do you love me?

Or are you just saying that

Because you know that

I'll be dead soon?"

I grinned shyly

And cocked my head

To the left.

"I'll always love you

Even when you're dead

And even when I die as well."

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