HER & HIM (the story continues) by David Guerra
The scene is the family kitchen and word has gotten back to them that a family member has betrayed their trust and has taken a mundane situation, twisted it and spun it so far out of control that people are starting to believe the situation is worse than what it truly is.
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“You have got to realize,” he says as he takes a deep breath, “Being far away tends to skew the side of the conversation to the closest and certainly the loudest. By being present, the owner of the conversation can dictate its ebb and flow and most certainly its bias.
That may be why when the gap of distance is closed, and you remember this, the loud one cowered away, retracted to its dark corner, played the role of pity seeker and most certainly kept quiet because that was the best way to preserve the version of the truth that person has so skillfully played over and over in the minds of others. Did any of them ever stop to ask why?
No! No one ever bothers to ask. That is because the REAL cowardice comes from those that would rather hear the version already spoken and never ask whether there is truth to the words being spoken. So long, as there are cowards that want to hear the juicier side of the truth there will be a puppeteer dangling the strings and manipulating others.”
“Yes, I understand but why is it always the ones that are closest?” with a little sadness and frustration in her voice she asks.
“That is a good question. Jealousy, Anger, Fear, Strife, petty competition but mostly it is jealousy.”
“Jealousy?”
“We both know they wish they had half of what we have in our love and commitment to one another. They don’t want to covet it but they want it. They want it so bad they can taste it. What gets them is the realization that they are not willing to put in the hard work to get anywhere close to what we have. As Veruca Salt said in her song before she plunged down the bad egg indicator, ‘I don’t care how, I want it now.'” he reassured her.
“Why take it out on us, belittling us and twisting the truth?” she immediately adds, “you don’t have to answer that, I know.”
“Besides you and I know the truth,” he pulls her close, “and that is all that matters.”
“I know but it hurts.”
“I know,” he replies as he kisses her on the forehead and hugs just a little tighter.
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More on the continuing saga of him and her coming soon.