Inseparable

by Siobhan Davis

“Angelina seems to think the reason no boys ask her out on dates is because you and Devin are cockblocking, but I happen to believe it’s because they are too intimidated by my daughter.”

“You’re the most important person in my world. For all time. Even when you think you aren’t, know that you are. Even when I can’t show you or say all I want to say, know that you are. Even if I leave, I’m still with you, in here.” He places his hand on top of my chest, where my heart is beating so erratically it threatens to escape my ribcage. “Like you’re in here.” He pats my hand, the one still being held protectively against his chest. “You’ll always be in here,” he whispers.

“I’m not strong enough tonight,” he whispers. “Not when I need you. And I need you so bad, Ange. I can’t deny this any longer, even though I should.”

The girl I have loved from the time I understood what that word meant.

I can be stubborn as fuck when I want to be.

He’d stop fighting for the dead girl with the dead heart. He’d finally realize what I’ve known these last five years: that I’m not worth fighting for. I never have been.

“I would go to the ends of the earth for you, Ange. There is no one more important to me than you.”