When Stars Burn Out

by Carrie Aarons

lie to myself, tell my stupid heart that this time he will notice the effort I put in. That when he opens his door, he’ll finally realize that I’m beautiful and worth talking to, not just calling in the middle of the night for a fuck.

Oh gosh what did i get myself into

Because when he touches me, there is no better feeling in the entire world. Because I’m the moth and he’s the flame. And the thing is, I know he wouldn’t even notice if I burned completely.

People heard the name Demi Rosen, and they knew I could get things handled. They knew I could make dreams come true.

Hopefully she doesn't become all weak for the mmc

He’d strung me along, on and off, for two whole years.

Bruh

I’d never looked back, hadn’t bothered to say goodbye to her.

Nah

felt like a jackass for that move now.

Bet you do

I’d never returned the only two text messages she’d sent me, but then again all they’d said were, “Want to come over tonight?” and, “I heard you left campus.”

Helooo stupid man

No, I could go for a mighty fine blow job right now and then pass out. Unlocking my cell phone, I pull up Demi’s number and text her. We’ve been fucking for a few months now, and I know she’s readily available any time I call.

🤢

and just know that when I snap my fingers, she comes crawling.”

Geez

I don’t even have proper sheets, the king size threads too big on the queen frame.

Better than being too small. Put them on disgusting man

looking back now, my heart aches with sadness for the girl too insecure to dump his loser ass and get rid of the guy who treated me like shit.

“Don’t bullshit me, Demi Rachel. You can’t stand next to the Axis of Evil and just think your best friend is not going to call you to see if you were scorched standing that close to Hades.”

Loving chels already

Because I may have been a jerk back then, but I’m very interested in getting to know her now.

Eeehhh mayyybee

think of each one of these children as a precious star. One whose life on earth may be short, but their time floating around that great, big mystical universe is far from over. They may be burning out for us, we may soon be unable to see their shine, but they will always be here, looking over us when the night sky comes to life.”

I took any morsel you were willing to disclose and stored it away just in case someday you decided to want me for real. Then I’d be able to do all of those girlfriend things for you, know the things partners were supposed to.”

“Don’t bother, it’s about ten years too late. Just know that I did know you, and you couldn’t bother to even learn my middle name.”

He’d been the reason I couldn’t fall in love with anyone else, not when I’d been so rejected for so long by the one man I’d loved blindly.

Bryce Harper’s

Wooaaahhhhh i need to get on that!! Bryce bryce baby!

He’d charm his way out with talk that tricked me, manipulating his way around the subject without giving a straight answer. Or he would kiss me, using his talents to shut me up and get me off. Or he would explain about his future and football, and I’d be dumb enough to fall for that answer again.

Booooo

And you can admit that each time you look at me, you know we could be something, too.”

Wtf he hasnt even apologised

right now, the only woman who I want to get to know more, who I could possibly love, is you. I’m not playing around. It’s like I saw you and a switch flipped.”

Eehhh i dont trust him

Maya is three, a golden retriever who loves grilled cheese sandwiches and watching rain storms through my sliding glass door.” “Wow, sounds like my perfect match on a dating website. Is she single?”

Israelis have this outlook on life that is just so different from ours. Meals last hours, sometimes days. They’re jovial and celebratory, but fiercely serious on sacred days. It’s just … a different world.

I’m much happier hanging out at home in front of the fireplace with a glass of wine and a good book.

Tea cuz wine is nastay but yes

He’d left, and he wasn’t coming back. And so in that moment, I vowed to never speak his name again. I vowed to forget about him, and harden my heart so that this would never happen again.

And I believe that everyone is entitled to one big mistake in their life. And you … you used yours already. So please don’t hurt me again.”

would like to marry her, sir. I’m asking for your permission. And before you question if I’m worthy enough … just know that I’m probably not. No one really is, not for the likes of Demi. But … I do promise to try my very hardest to become worthy. To protect her, to put her above all else, to love her and provide for her. I promise not to interfere with her success, her independent streak. So please, I came here to ask you for her hand. Would you allow me to marry your daughter?”

seen, and even Dylan stood to bump my fist. And then told me to get him season tickets.

Except right now, I wanted to know what Demi Rosen thought about me going number one.

Standing up on the biggest stage of my life, and I was thinking about a woman. And now it was probably too late to do anything about that.

“Demi Rosen, I’m done with this chapter. Now, I want to start my next one. The one where we live happily ever after. Now, I know you deal in dreams, so I’d like you to grant mine. Marry me. Make me the luckiest man on the face of this earth. The luckiest man in the galaxy.”

“I know you will, because I’ll never let you take it off. You’re mine. Forever.”

“Mom, are you going to cry at every single one?” She blows her nose, sobbing again. “You just look so beautiful!”

They’d already set up a happy hour for all of us tomorrow night and were calling it the bachelorette before the bachelorette.

Anthony came over, swaying, and I knew he hadn’t drank this much in years. “I love my wife, I love being a dad. Did you guys know we are having a baby boy?”

“Ryan Ezra Shaw, you have stolen your mommy’s heart away from me.”