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I'll Be There For You [Sing-Song Challenge]

by OrangeOreos

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“I’ll be there for you.”

I remember, when I first told her that, we both just started laughing through our tears, unable to stop.

I lost count how many times I had prayed, begged, that this could stop! Why was she so sad? Her eyes never smiled. Why couldn’t life just be normal?

But until that day, there hadn’t been a single call back from heaven.

Months, years later, the answer came, and she moved out of second gear.

She smiled more. She laughed more. She was completely normal.

The frantic phone calls at midnight stopped.

The world seemed a brighter place.

Until the second fateful day came.

Another frantic phone call at midnight.

But when I answered, her voice didn’t come through the phone.

Her mother’s tearful sobs attacked me through the receiver.

The phone dropped from my hand, fell to the floor.

“I was there for you…” I whispered.

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  1. I'll Be There For You [Sing-Song Challenge]

    OrangeOreos' Buddy Icon OrangeOreos

    Posted 4 months ago

    It turned out different than I had thought it would…

    The song is I’ll be There For You by The Rembrandts (More commonly known as the Friends theme song!)

  2. I'll Be There For You [Sing-Song Challenge]

    [ wall.doll ]'s Buddy Icon [ wall.doll ]

    Posted 4 months ago

    Wow. This definitely hit some emotional chords.
    Perhaps she did know that the narrator was there for her, but maybe it just wasn’t enough for her. There was just too much for another person to hold together.
    That’s what I got from this, anyways.
    Her mother’s tearful sobs attacked me through the receiver.
    Best line, I think.

  3. I'll Be There For You [Sing-Song Challenge]

    invisibility_disability's Buddy Icon invisibility_disability

    Posted 4 months ago

    Okay, I don’t know if it’s because I’m just a big ol’ softie, but I almost shed a couple tears when I read this.
    You really know how to jerk at the heartstrings.
    LoA

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