effinlost's New Writeupshttp://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=effinlost2008-05-31T09:05:32ZFalling Star (fiction)http://everything2.com/user/effinlost/writeups/Falling+Stareffinlosthttp://everything2.com/user/effinlost2008-05-31T09:05:32Z2008-05-31T09:05:32Z<p>For some, <a href="/title/Sedona">Sedona</a> in the summertime is a wonderous time and place to be alive. For me, I just settle to pretend that I am alive at all. Laying in the dirt, I stare at the <a href="/title/sky">sky</a>. Stacy lies next to me. This was her idea, so I follow. I don't really notice the outside world much, but I suppose this is peaceful. <a href="/title/Apathy">Apathy</a> prevents me from truly enjoying the moment, but I try none the less. She stares at stars looking for an escape. I steal glances at her. Right now, I'd settle for an escape too. Before long my apathy runs out of steam, melting into <a href="/title/indifference">indifference</a>. At 4am, vulnerablilty is a given, even if it weren't for the fact that when a woman is twenty and drunk anything can happen. Hope is four letter word, Stacy has five letters. More complicated than hope is ehhh.... The gin in my glass satisfies one of my thirsts, and you Stacy? Would you care for another drink? Are you sure? Well, it is your loss. Desparation is a gift, when necessity turns complacent. She rolls over, as if to tell me a<!-- close unclosed tag --></p>…