-- Remi's Writing Space --

Reminiscence

Reminiscence is a collection of paragraphs about small scenes and places often with no more the two characters. Some of the paragraphs are reflections on real life events some are imagitive writings- all the paragraphs are associated with fictional characters I have created over the years.


And she stood there her head turned upward towards the sun, her arms outstretched as though she might fly. The smile that framed her face speaking 1000 unspeakable things. And as she stood there red faced and perfect in all her small imperfections I realised for the first time that this, this was what she was like when free. This imperfect piece of perfection waiting there ready to fly and spread her wings. And I realised just how much I wished to clip those wings if only it meant she would stay with me. 

-- Ella Reign and Jacob Fresh


It felt like her heart had turned to lead in her chest as she heard the pain in his voice and she knew, just knew that whatever they had shared was now shattered. Like a fragile piece of china broken into pieces so small they could never be glued back together. And so she cut her fingers, and collected those shattered pieces that were hers and silently let them bleed. She listened to tears and saw his pain wishing there was some way to tell him that she hadn't wished for it to be like this. That it hurt her too. 

But to do so would only bring more pain and she so desperately needed to be free, to be able to breath, and start again and live. That to cause him that pain, to let him know she still cared- cared so deeply it hurt would be selfish when the shackles she felt so often around him would only lead back here. 

So clutching her shattered pieces she tucked them away somewhere hidden deep within in a place no one could see. Then she bandaged her bloodied fingers and watched him in silent pain knowing it was hernotions of freedom that had caused this to him...them...her.

-- Ella Reign and Jacob Fresh



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If she closed her eyes and turned the music up loud enough she could almost forget it all. Forget the mistakes, the pain, the failures and broken promises. She could almost become that thing, that thing that lurked beneath her skin that she so badly desired to be. Away from the people whom now watched her with sad eyes and disappointed smiles. Those people with fake encouragements and falsely understanding words. 

She could see herself out there beneath the trees in the fresh cool air finally able to be what it was she always had tried, had always wanted to be. Finally able to be good at something- anything. But then she would pull those headphones from her ears and find that no matter how much she thought she could fly for the stars she would find her feet still stuck to the ground. 

-- Mira



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For once she was thankful that he couldn't see the tears. That he wouldn't try to comfort her in that perfect way of his. For once she was glad that she could simply be sad but alone. It was in these precious moments that it all flowed from her. All those small pains and troubles. All those lost words forgotten in his blue gaze. All those dreams shattered for a future by his side. Dreams which she grieved for even if she shouldn't. And it was in these moments completely alone that she thought back on all those little moments, those small hours spent together with him. Where she remembered what it felt like in his arms and how, despite her shattered dreams, she could still remember how completely whole he made her feel. And it was in those momentst that she washed away her troubles somehow, that she washed away her dreams from before and scattered their ashes. It was in that moment she made a choice and let her life begin.

-- Allie Shade and James Yu