Named after the shepherdess in Virgil's pastoral Eclogues. The Greek word amarysso means "to sparkle." In Victorian times, an "amaryllis" was a strong, confident, and beautiful woman.
but anyway. she looks at the figurine again and it kind of breaks her heart to once again think about the fact that this is severing connections with people, all in the name of a sacrifice none of them were prepared to or wanted to make.]
...it doesn't change what's going to happen. But I'm glad you get to keep a piece of him with you.
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but anyway. she looks at the figurine again and it kind of breaks her heart to once again think about the fact that this is severing connections with people, all in the name of a sacrifice none of them were prepared to or wanted to make.]
...it doesn't change what's going to happen. But I'm glad you get to keep a piece of him with you.
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she slides down a little, tired. her heart aches. her everything aches. it's going to ache more the next day, but she'll keep going. she has to.]
Me too. I don't always get that. You don't always... get a clean break. [sigh.]
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[but she sighs.]
Maybe tomorrow will be easy on him. For his sake. [it will not.]