Silent sobs rack her body in the quiet darkness of the night. She tries to hold it in, but the pain becomes too much to bear. A gasp of air, a glance at the clock. She tries to compose herself, but to no avail. Memories flood over her, brought on by the song playing through her earbuds. The words carry meaning through the soulful voice of Brantley Gilbert.
"There's no way you're going to help me, she's the only one who can," he sings. Her body shakes, unable to handle the heartache she has endured after she was left utterly alone. Her mind wanders, back to before everything broke around her.
It wasn't always like this. She used to be naïve, always seeing the best in everybody. But then he entered her life. It was all smiles, laughter, and …show more content…
Enter her older brother, red faced and screaming.
"He's too old for you! You are only thirteen, he is sixteen. No way. You are going to get hurt. All he does is break everything he touches," he snapped. Her only response was wide eyes, she was frozen in fear. Snatching her phone from her hand, he proceeded to delete his number. After his work was finished, he stomped out of the room. She scrambled across the floor and cradled her phone in her hands. To her relief, he texted right back. Only a few days of bliss were left ahead of her, although she did not yet realize it.
After hiding for a couple days, she couldn't stand the feeling of lying to her brother. That night, she turned to her dearest friend with a heavy heart.
"I don’t think I can do this anymore," she typed. Her heart began to break the second she hit send. She waited anxiously for his reply.
"It's alright. It was good while it lasted. You've been so good to me and I can never thank you enough," he replied. As she read, her face became wet with tears. She turned on the some that reminded him of the girl who never loved him back. The lyrics had taken on a new, personal meaning for her. It spoke the truth about how she felt about him, as she felt truly nobody knew him like she did. This realization brought on a wave of silent sobs, as she tried not to wake her
"There's no way you're going to help me, she's the only one who can," he sings. Her body shakes, unable to handle the heartache she has endured after she was left utterly alone. Her mind wanders, back to before everything broke around her.
It wasn't always like this. She used to be naïve, always seeing the best in everybody. But then he entered her life. It was all smiles, laughter, and …show more content…
Enter her older brother, red faced and screaming.
"He's too old for you! You are only thirteen, he is sixteen. No way. You are going to get hurt. All he does is break everything he touches," he snapped. Her only response was wide eyes, she was frozen in fear. Snatching her phone from her hand, he proceeded to delete his number. After his work was finished, he stomped out of the room. She scrambled across the floor and cradled her phone in her hands. To her relief, he texted right back. Only a few days of bliss were left ahead of her, although she did not yet realize it.
After hiding for a couple days, she couldn't stand the feeling of lying to her brother. That night, she turned to her dearest friend with a heavy heart.
"I don’t think I can do this anymore," she typed. Her heart began to break the second she hit send. She waited anxiously for his reply.
"It's alright. It was good while it lasted. You've been so good to me and I can never thank you enough," he replied. As she read, her face became wet with tears. She turned on the some that reminded him of the girl who never loved him back. The lyrics had taken on a new, personal meaning for her. It spoke the truth about how she felt about him, as she felt truly nobody knew him like she did. This realization brought on a wave of silent sobs, as she tried not to wake her