Worth it

”Don’t go! Please, don’t leave me!”

”Why not?”

”I need you…”

”No, you don’t. You never did.”

”But…”

”You never said it.”

”But I thought it. All the time.”

”And what am I? A mind reader? Don’t be a fool. You want me to go so you can feel sorry for yourself. That is what you do all the time. And for this you don’t need me.”

”That’s not true.”

”Isn’t it? Prove it! Say it! Show me something! Anything! Just a bit of emotion other than self-hate!”

”I tried…”

”Try harder.”

”I can’t. That’s… that’s it. That’s all I can give.”

”Bullshit. What are you afraid of?”

”What?”

”What are you afraid of?”

”I’m not afraid.”

”You really think I beleive this?”

”I don’t want to lie to you.”

”Then don’t.”

”But if I tell you more… if I give more of myself… you’ll betray it… betray me. Everyone did.”

”I’m not everyone.”

”I know. But I can’t help it. I’m… afraid.”

”Life hurts. But if you hide away you won’t have the chance to see the good in it.”

”Is there?”

”Don’t be sarcastic. You know there’s. There are more beautiful, amazing things, feelings in this world than you could imagine. I’ll show you them. As much as I can. You just have to reach out a bit more, have to fight for them. Nothing comes for free, you know.”

”And what’s the price?”

”You have to trust. You’ll become more vulnerable. You have to trust someone and believe that they won’t let you down.”

”And what if they do? What if I don’t mean anything to them? What if they’re merely playing with me? What if…”

”As I said there’s a price.”

”So what now?”

”Will you believe me? In me?”

”Yeah. I’ll try. Harder this time.”

”Believe me. It’ll be worth it.”