Bittersweet Consummations
" Flora, can we talk for a minute?" Marissa's voice quivered as she caught Flora's eye near the training diggings, where the soft hum of distant exertion slightly intruded on their discussion.
Flora's reply was in a shaky voice," I suppose we've to, Marissa. I'm I am trying to sort each of this out.".
Marissa's eyes were compassionate as she asked," Does it still hurt? The treason, the recollections of Adrian's neglect and now everything we have learned?"
Flora sluggishly exhaled," Every moment, every hurtful word from the once — like a storm that will not let go. I keepre-reading every taradiddle , every pledge broken. I keep questioning if I was ever loved."
Marissa stepped nearer," And of the love you still feel? Does it not loiter in the quiet moments whe
