The 27 hour day.

[blackmes]

Once Upon a Mattress

7:00. It's cold outside, below freezing. The doors open. Earlybirds, kinsfolk, and lovers roll in. A light murmur can be heard from backstage, one of apprehension.

7:34. The bulk of the crowd is here. The masses congregate, old people talk about their day and the newest bargain. The tech crew keeps checking the sound and

Comments

[_diesirae_]

you don't have to do anything. i know how badly you wanted to be there. i know how hard you tried. i wish you could've been there. and i thought that you were going to pull a Joel and tell me you weren't coming then surprise me. i know that's what you wanted to do. but when you called me all choked up i knew you weren't kidding. i knew it was for real that you would not be in the audience. i felt so awful because i knew just how awful you must've felt. but believe me, it's alright. it was just a show. there will be others. it doesn't matter to me that you weren't there. because i knew that there was a boy in Rochester who loves me more than i could ever imagine and wanted so desperately to see this show because he knew how much it meant to me. you'll see pictures. and your family tried to tape it.

but smile
because i fucking love you