bridges will burn

[theanti]

Ah the days they be a dragging. And the lights they be blurring like street lights in squinted eyes. Oh love.

There Tweeks sat in the hallways of his hotel. He was back on the road and had been for the past few weeks and nobody had really even seen him a whole lot. He was there and was seeing everything. But why the fuck just sit back and possibly see his whole world crash. He twirled a small pack of matches in between his fingers in his right hand. Sitting before him he had a notebook. Obviously a notebook he used or had, had for a long time. It sat very worn and torn before him open. He ripped a page out and slapped it on the lively carpet pattern he sat on. Pulling out a match, it took him a few tries to get the match go off of the crappy bar match pack. He dropped the match on paper and burned for a bit and went out, only leaving a few holes. He sang to himself as he continued to strike matches against the pack dropping them on the sheet of paper, hoping it catches fire and goes out good.

Tweeks/// I sold my soul to the open road ...

He taps the beat against the floor hearing footsteps against the floor coming in his direction from somewhere. One finally left a good burn through the paper to the carpet. The smell hit him like the smell of burnt hair. It automatically made him think of an old roommates girlfriend who did her hair too much. He shook his head and looked up in front of him ...no one. Must of been someone going to their room behind him. He was too lazy to look back. Tore another page out the notebook and slapped it atop of the burnt one. Continuing to go through the matches.

TBCB Whoever, Open for Anything

[kenzie]

The steps had stopped at a room behind him. A hand rested on the door knob delaying opening it. The view moves up, black painted fingernails grip tightly around the knob. Resting delicately on the fourth finger, of this left hand, a silver band, with a large black center stone, two smaller bright red stones on either side. Moving up even further, a black hoodie sleeve, and then….the face of the expected. But the expression is anything but, Kenzie stands there. Her forehead leaning against the door. Her eyes closed, gritting her teeth, she turns her head and faces the back of the man seated on the floor, only a few yards away. Opening her eyes, Kenzie backs away from the door and walks up behind him. Kenzie could have been blind and known it was him. There was always a presence, always a feeling deep within her that sprung to life whenever he was around. This night was no different. However, the feeling, now that was. Stopping just behind him, she didn’t make any effort to let him know she was standing behind him. She wouldn’t need to, he knew. Taking a deep breath, she extended her hand above his head, and after hesitating for a second she dropped something onto the piece of paper he’d placed on the carpet. Kenzie put her hands into the front pocket of her hoodie as Tweeks looked down at what laid before him. A silver band, with a large black center stone, and two smaller bright red stones on either side.

Kenzie - I don’t know where my Tweeks is…..but do me a favor, if you see him, give him that. I don’t want it until I have him back. If he ever comes back that is.

Walking around to face him, her expression very sober.

Kenzie - I don’t know what the hell has happened here….but whatever it is, it’s a pretty big fucking deal. I like to think I haven’t asked a whole hell of a lot from you. Maybe I’m wrong, maybe asking to spend time with you is too much, asking to hear from you is too much, I mean, heaven forbid I guess I want to hear from you. You’ve been around ever since I got my ass handed to me by my sister and her little boy toy Evan. I know you have other things in life, other priorities, but where do I rank in that? Being married and all I thought maybe, just maybe I’d be damn close to the top. You’ve always known where you stand with me. At one time I thought I knew where I was with you. Now, I’m not so sure anymore.

Kenzie’s eyes slowly started to well up. Her voice started to get shakey as she bit down on her bottom lip.

Kenzie - In all our time together, I've never once left you. Never. Never once thought about it. Never once thought it could get better. Never once wanted anything other than you. I've done nothing but given you the benefit of the doubt all the years. I've stood and waited, I've always waited for you to come back and that was always okay with me because I loved you. But damnit Tweeks....these last few weeks....I've been so angry at you. Partically because of Evan and Kenna....but mostly because I'm hurt. I don't handle it well.

Kenzie sighs a little and shrugs her shoulders.

Kenzie - I'm going to my room, where I will continue to wait for you to come back to me....if you ever do.

Running a shaking hand through her hair Kenzie lets out another sigh before walking past him and disappearing into her hotel room.