Arken Bellisario | District Two | WIP
Sept 20, 2021 21:34:21 GMT -5
Post by dovey on Sept 20, 2021 21:34:21 GMT -5
ARKEN BELLISARIO | 18 YEARS OLD | DISTRICT TWO
"Did you think I would leave you crying
Arken is happy.
And why would he not be, when there is so very much in this world to be happy about? There is birdsong in the mornings, flowers opening in the garden; there are friends to laugh with, to walk beside through the halls at school; there are rings in his jewelry-box and torcs and bracelets, pearl and jet and deep purple amethyst; there are dinner-party guests to charm, and there the pleasure of success is nearly guaranteed.
Arken is happy.
He has cried his share of tears, it’s true. There was a time when he honestly tried to be the son his father wanted him to be, and that time strained his sunny nature to the breaking point.
When there’s room on my horse for two?”
Arken is happy.
And why would he not be, when there is so very much in this world to be happy about? There is birdsong in the mornings, flowers opening in the garden; there are friends to laugh with, to walk beside through the halls at school; there are rings in his jewelry-box and torcs and bracelets, pearl and jet and deep purple amethyst; there are dinner-party guests to charm, and there the pleasure of success is nearly guaranteed.
Arken is happy.
He has cried his share of tears, it’s true. There was a time when he honestly tried to be the son his father wanted him to be, and that time strained his sunny nature to the breaking point.
“Did you think I would leave you dying
When there’s room on my horse for two?”
When there’s room on my horse for two?”
[lyrics from “Two Little Boys” by Rolf Harris]
