amber valenti (thegoodbyegirl) wrote in freedomtownic, @ 2017-11-13 12:20:00 |
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“Well, you’re just looking happier by the day.” Amber glanced up from the coffee pot she was currently handling in the staff lounge to see who was addressing her. It was one of the nurses who she worked with on a semi regular basis. “Sorry, what?” “That smile. Don’t even try to hide it. I see you come in here every day and that smile just keeps getting bigger. What’s got you so happy these days?” She’d meant to brush the other woman off with a shoulder shrug and a quippy comment. But as Amber opened up her mouth, something entirely different ended up coming out of it. Unknown music swelled up from nowhere and she began to sing along. “I used to live in the darkness. Dress in black, act so heartless, but now I see that colors are everything. Got kaleidoscopes in my hairdo. Got back the stars in my eyes, too. Yeah now I see the magic inside of me.” She set down her mug of coffee and pushed away from the counter in a fluid, dance-like movement. The music grew louder and she shook her long blonde hair in time with it. “Yeah, maybe my head’s fucked up, but I’m falling right back in love with being alive. Dreaming in light, light, lights. This kitty cat lost her mind. Been lookin' for a star-sent sign that I'll be alright. Look to the skies- I’ve found a rainbow, rainbow, baby. Trust me, I know, life is scary. But just put those colors on, girl, come and play along with me tonight.” Laughing at herself, Amber continued to dance and swept the nurse up along with her. She twirled the both of them and they moved together in time to the music. Unplanned, unrehearsed choreography that was somehow perfectly in sync. “I'd forgot how to daydream. So consumed with the wrong things, but in the dark, I realized this life is short. And deep down, I'm still a child. Playful eyes, wide and wild, I can't lose hope, what's left of my heart's still made of gold. And I know that I'm still fucked up! But aren't we all, my love? Darling, our scars make us who we are, are. So when the winds are howling strong, and you think you can't go on, hold tight, sweetheart. You'll find a rainbow, rainbow, baby. Trust me, I know life is scary. But just put those colors on, girl, come and play along with me tonight. You gotta learn to let go, put the past behind you. Trust me, I know, the ghosts will try to find you. But just put those colors on, girl Come and paint the world with me tonight.” As the music faded away, both women were laughing and out of breath. The whole thing was weird and surreal, and yet completely amazing. Amber felt lighter than she had in a long, long time. And while no longer compelled to sing, she still found herself humming as she collected her things and went back to work. The song included in this narrative is: Rainbow. |