My little sister wrote this unbelievable story.
The main character, a young woman who has been mauled by a crazed dog feels as if the ugliness inside of her is now on the outside for everyone (namely the men she dates) to see. The short story is actually published, for real, in a for real publication – the Indiana Review.
I highly recommend you find a copy.
That story is a mish-mash of she and I’s dating lives during our early 20’s. Choosing the wrong men, dumping the right ones – all for the wrong reasons. But then facing those scars, bringing them out into the open and wanting to hide so desperately that it hurts. But you can’t hide when someone loves you like this because he’s not going anywhere, no matter how hard you try to scare him away.
When you’ve shown a man that side of yourself and he’s still around, and still smiling at you like this
it’s enough to make any girl consider throwing in that single towel.
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That IS….it is absolutely THE smile. That’s the smile to watch for.
I am so happy for you and yes WHAT A SMILE!
Love is wonderful when it’s true and the real thing….
French Canadians have nice smiles, too…
…at first.
I don’t know who you are – but comparing John to my ex-husband is completely out of line.
That smile is one in a million. I can totally relate considering the best man I’ve ever loved and left is now back in my life….and with that same kind of smile no less! Woooohoooo!!!!
Anonymous appears reptilian in nature. I heard this brand of humans will continue harming them selves and others like them. Think of it as a leap for human kind.
Happy with you tonight and always Alaina. The best is yet to come.
Laissez le bon temps rouler
Alaina, don’t surrender to the negativity of some folks. It’s not worth your time or energy. Enjoy every minute of every day that you get to spend with John and Benjamin, and let all that other sh** roll off your shoulders. People that are not going anywhere in life always want to take down the ones that are doing something with their lives. Hold your head up high… smile… and sending you hugsXX
It is hard to keep that single towel when there are smiles like that. Gotta be strong sometimes though. And… you’d have to change the title of your blog.
I just read that comment about French Canadians and I just had to say that it really annoys the crap out of me when people post ridiculous, mean, rude, hurtful things on people’s blogs. Seriously. Ugh.
Sorry! I’m looking forward to the day when that smile makes you throw in the single towel! Best of luck to you always!
Oh boy…
This line: But you can’t hide when someone loves you like this because he’s not going anywhere, no matter how hard you try to scare him away.
Yep, I know this. I know it and its scary and exhilarating all the same. I feel very blessed because of it.
Great smile and congrats to your sister! That’s a great accomplishment. I am lucky to have a great smile looking my way every day.
This post is making me smile so big my face hurts. You two. xo
Beautiful post and that is the smile. I met a guy from Ohio whose smile was a lot like that. I wasn’t sure at first as I just came out of a 4 year (university relationship that was suppose to be THE ONE) and was pretty much not interested in anything with anyone.
But every time I looked around that Ohio guy was there with that confident, not- too-flashy-but -totally-into-you-solid- kind of smile.
22 years later we’re still together and even sent our eldest off to university in her Dad’s home state of Ohio. Good people there.
I’m so happy for you.