The Unbalanced Scale

by Bartimaeus

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“Taylor, you know that no one wants to see you like that again, and yet here you are.”
I gritted my teeth slightly.
“Bonnie, listen-”
“No Taylor, you listen. You’re too sweet for her you know it.”
“I-”
“And I’ll be damned to see you hurt again.”
“bonn-”
The phone went dead.

I sighed deeply and hung up the phone. I turned off the TV and went to my bedroom. After brushing my teeth and changing, I got in bed and turned out the lights. But the darkness did not bring sleep. Instead it brought back all my thoughts and worries… Is Bonnie still fuming at me…? What will she say if she sees Annie and I together…?
I thought about calling her back and trying to talk things out.
Talk what out? She’s the one who hung up on you…
I answered myself almost instantly: She’s the best friend you have… and the only one who’s stuck with you through everything…
Then I thought about Annie. If I spent too much time talking to Bonnie, she’d get worried…
God please balance this scale…

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. The Unbalanced Scale

    Poke-chan's Buddy Icon Poke-chan

    Posted about 1 month ago

    Hee hee, love this story! wags tail waiting to find out what the heck is up with Annie

    -Poke-chan

  2. The Unbalanced Scale

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted about 1 month ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    The title is a bit clunky. How about The Unbalanced Scale? You’d still keep the same idea and it would better match the great writing in this piece (and series).
    I like the inner monologue in this. These are some very realistic questions that the narrator is confronting.

  3. The Unbalanced Scale

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted about 1 month ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Yeah, I can see how Bonnie would pose a major threat to Annie. It’ll be a difficult scale to balance. That’s for sure.

  4. The Unbalanced Scale

    Bartimaeus' Buddy Icon Bartimaeus

    Posted about 1 month ago

    Thanks, Ana. I’ll take your title advice =)

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