Board Thread:Role Plays (Adult)/@comment-7838080-20140221135851/@comment-7838080-20140221235244

Deryn felt her heart thunder in her chest once again, and the words he said just echoed in her mind, reverberating like a bass drum as she let them sink in.

What was it that she always said to me... "Deryn...when I go, I want you to keep this in your mind: Holding on to the past and letting it define who you are...it's toxic to your heart. You only become a creature of your own fear if you do so. Instead...you should let go and let it be the start of something new. What I'm saying is...live for yourself..."

In that moment of silence, she didn't know that tears were streaking down her face. However, they weren't tears of sadness...but tears of joy. And finally, she spoke, "Thank you...for...helping me...find myself..."

And at that moment, the wall of bitterness, fear and cynicism that she had built around her heart for four years, finally began to crumble.

''He's much like I am...we're both broken. But...also like him...I need to stop letting it define who I am... ''