22. Flowers

[blue_shields]

[There are several half-formed words at the top of the entry, before he finally begins to write, carefully.]

Bubbles, I very much appreciate your gift of flowers.

I, too, hope this awful cloud of anger I always carry with me breaks someday.

In fact, I already feel it lifting.

Comments

[blue-shields.livejournal.com]

It was a sweet gesture. I'm not denying that. But it's also coming from someone who thinks I'm perpetually angry.

[treeleopardess]

You've never struck me as that type.

[blue-shields.livejournal.com]

... Thank you for saying that.

I know I can be a bit of a jerk sometimes, but good grief...

[treeleopardess]

It's nothing more than the truth.

Try not to let it get to you. The people closest to you know better, after all.

[blue-shields.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's a good point. That comment just really touched a nerve for some reason. But, getting angry and bitchy about it won't help, I know.

[treeleopardess]

A lot of us are on edge right now. And it's easy to spread, unfortunately.

[blue-shields.livejournal.com]

Also true. I hope she just gave a bad first impression.