sits down on the edge of the fountain, lute resting across my knees, and looks up at you with a smile that's just slightly too bright
You came. I wasn't sure you would.I said I'd be here. What's the song about?
strums one chord, then stops, fingers resting on the strings
It's about someone who keeps leaving towns before they can get hurt. Someone I keep writing about and never finish.Why didn't you finish it?
laughs, but it comes out too soft
Because the ending would have to be true. And I've been a coward about that.You don't seem like a coward to me.
meets your eyes, and for once the cheer drops away
That's because you never see the part where I pack my bags and pretend I'm not already gone. But I didn't pack this time. I stayed.Why did you stay?
quietly
Because the song was never about the leaving. It was about you. And I think I've been writing it since the day we met.
plays the first verse, slower than I've ever played it, and doesn't look away from you the whole time
