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“Daddy, dance with me.” Scarlett grins, eyes sparkling.

“Daddy’s gotta work, sweetheart.” It physically killed me to say it. Her big brown eyes stared at me, shining from the tears welling up.

Dammit. She’s done it again.

“One song.” I sigh.

Her face immediately lights up, her smile bright as the sun.

I push the chair back from my desk, pick her up, and set her on my toes.

“You ready Princess Scarlett?”

“Fairy Princess Scarlett, Daddy.” She corrects in that know it all little girl voice.

“That’s right, I forgot. Fairy Princess Scarlett.” She was wearing her हैलोवीन costume,...

“Cannot touch
Cannot hold
Cannot be together

Cannot love
Cannot kiss
Cannot have each other”

You sit on the floor, across the room from where he is on the floor.

“Must be strong,
we must let go
Cannot say
What our hearts must know
How can I not प्यार you
What do I tell my heart
When do I not want you
Here in my arms”

“So this is it?” आप ask, voice shaking.

“Yeah.” He stammers.

“It’s not fair.” आप mumble.

“How does one walks away
From all the memories
How do I not miss you
When आप are gone.”

“Cannot dream
Cannot share
Sweet and tender moments

Cannot feel
How we feel
Must pretend it’s over...

"Dally stop," आप softly giggled as आप pushed him away from you. Dally came closer and kept on चुंबन आप while आप were against the wall. He slowly ran his fingers through your hair and smiled as he kissed आप again. You've been dating him for two महीना and आप felt like the luckiest girl in the world. आप only had one problem, आप never told your parents and आप knew they wouldn't approve of आप dating Dallas Winston because of his record and he was a greaser and आप were a soc. "Hey, Erin, when am I gonna meet your parents?" "Umm, well they don't know we're dating," "Wait what?" "Well...

"Paiton?" Your boyfriend Ponyboy calls from the front door. आप two were supposed to go on a date, but आप were super sick. He walks into your room and finds आप snuggled up in blankets with his hoodie and sweats on. "Babe? What's the matter?" He asks, sitting on the end of the bed. "I don't feel well." आप pout. "Aw..babe. Do आप want anything? Need me to go to the store? Cuz आप know I could do anything!" आप laugh at how much he cares. "No, it's fine. Just stay here please." "You got it." He leans against the backboard of your बिस्तर and pulls आप onto his lap and kisses your forehead. "Go...

Your class had been planning this camping trip for months, and आप were super exited to go on it. Your boyfriend of a few months, Ponyboy, was also super exited. आप two rode on the bus together up to the camp. Your class was staying there for three days, and even though चेरी was always all over Pony, आप learned to live with it. When all of आप went swimming down द्वारा the lake, चेरी was overdoing the whole "flirt with टट्टू to piss आप off" thing, and it was beginning to get under your skin. The worst part was टट्टू was too nice to tell her to go away, and आप loved him for it, but sometimes...