Can't Be My Superman

by someday_93

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My blanket smells like laundry detergent, like my childhood, I guess. It smells like safety, and that’s why I have it wrapped around me right now. Because, somehow, I want with all my heart to believe that holding this piece of cloth around me will protect me from everything that I know is going to happen.

You listened to me. You sat there, on my pale blue comforter, while I screamed and cried. Handing me that teddy bear, thinking it would bring me comfort. You didn’t even yell at me when I threw it across the room, when it bounced off the wall and into the trash can. I didn’t mean that to happen.

I don’t know why I gave you my soul, why I gave you all those feelings. And more than that, I don’t know why you put up with it. Why, why did you sit there listening, when you could have walked out at any moment?

No, you can’t help me. You can’t take away my pain. But you didn’t tell me it was a mental case story, or it was a depression story. No, you knew it was my story, and I’m sorry that I ever doubted you.

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Can't Be My Superman

    Blusparrow's Buddy Icon Blusparrow

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    don’t you hate it when you feel like you need to redo the past.
    sometimes I do, but later I find the meaning in how it has changed me and I don’t look back. I don’t ever want to look back.

    great description! I can picture the conservation going on in my head.

  2. Can't Be My Superman

    .:band baby:.'s Buddy Icon .:band baby:.

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    awe, really cutte!!
    LoA

  3. Can't Be My Superman

    howhardlifeis♥'s Buddy Icon howhardlifeis♥

    Posted 9 months ago

    Aww
    this is really good =)

  4. Can't Be My Superman

    `crayola.'s Buddy Icon `crayola.

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    aww, makes me want to give the character (and you) a big hug. great job sweetie.

  5. Can't Be My Superman

    flute faerie's Buddy Icon flute faerie

    Posted 9 months ago

    aww, this is really good. I ♥ it =)

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    One Time, One Chance's Buddy Icon One Time, One Chance

    Posted 9 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    i’m going to awww like the four comments above me:
    aww!

  7. Can't Be My Superman

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 9 months ago

    Im wrapped in My Mothers light blue blanket as I read this, it smells like memory. safety and comfort. Your ficlets sure resonats with me, you’re one of the best with description.

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