I remember hearing a song. Robin Thicke, I think, was the name of the musician. The lyrics blasted from a car parked near the cathedral. One refrain stuck in my head. "I want everything I can't have".
If I had to pick a theme song for my life as Abigail Bishop, that would be it.
I wanted love as a child. I got...something else.
I wanted to die, to end it all. I lived.
I wanted to be the best Cleanser I could be. That meant I could not have love. No attachments. Love equaled attachments. I found love with Basil. Timing sucked since emotions that caused attachments were supposed to have been trained out of me.
Now I want to save Father Quanon. But I'm not supposed to. I shouldn't care. But I do. I want him alive. And I want Drakar buried in the deepest pits of his own hell. Yeah, that is what I want.****
Looks like Drakar struck a nerve with Abby.
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Great line!
ReplyDeleteThank you much, Huntress.
DeleteLovely blog. great way to use the word (W).
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. :-)
DeleteMaybe she'll finally get what she wants!
ReplyDeleteShe's a tough one so I suppose we'll have to find out if she does...though it may take a bit before we know.
DeleteI want everything I can't have...wow, I think we can all relate to that at one time or other. Awesome Angela!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Raelyn. I know I can relate to it more times than I've cared lol!!!
DeleteWants are a powerful motivating force! I love it :) Well done.
ReplyDeleteVery true. And with what Abby wants done to Drakar, I wonder what she'll be motivated to do?
DeleteWonderful post, and your blog is terrific too. So glad I stopped by!
ReplyDeleteIf you've the time, pop over to my blog. I'm the author of the Bella and Britt series for kids.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for stopping by. I would gladly hop on over to your blog. :-)
DeleteSounds like Abby wants A lot of things. Lol
ReplyDeleteYeah, but she's got her heart set on one thing in particular. Drakar really pissed her off.
DeleteShe seems to be going through a range of emotions. Something she shouldn't have.
ReplyDeleteSo many things she's experienced...she's got a pool of emotions to pull from.
DeleteHello, Angela! This is such a great theme for the Challenge. I'll have to check out your earlier posts!!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely week and happy A to Z!
Happy A to Z-ing to you as well. So glad you enjoyed the post :-)
DeleteI'll say! Poor Abby!
ReplyDeleteOur Abby has been up and now she's down, only not really sad...just feeling vengeful with that last thing she wants.
Delete"I want everything I can't have". Great line, as is:
ReplyDeleteI wanted love as a child. I got...something else.
One of my favourites - because it's so important - is the Dylan song
Hope to get to heaven before they close the door Great song but I think I've got the title slightly wrong
Thank you, Mike, for checking it out. Some lines tend to grab a little more than others. I'll check out this Dylan song. I'm sure I can find it with what you've provided :-)
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ReplyDeleteWhoa! Your page changed. Looking good!
ReplyDeleteRemind me not to get on Abby's bad side. :)
Thanks, David. Yeah, I went in to change one thing then I ended up having to rearrange everything lol!! Glad the new look is working :-)
DeleteAbby's a Cleanser now so making her angry is not a good idea :-)
I too was very surprised by your layout rearrangement. I'm not sure how I feel about all the things on the top (your profile and followers) but I'm liking the one sidebar.
DeleteI have to admit this is taking me a bit to get used to :-)
DeleteNice. The more I hear about your story, the more I want to read it.
ReplyDeleteCool, Donna. I can't wait to finish this story and get it out for everyone to read.
DeleteAbby's had it! I like all your character's names, btw.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amy. You're right. Abby's reached her breaking point.
DeleteGot get him, Abby.
ReplyDeleteI meant, "Go get him, Abby." Take Drakar down.
ReplyDeleteLet it go her way, I have a feeling Drakar wouldn't have a clue what the light of day was if it spit on him.
DeleteI guess it's pretty hard to train emotions out of anyone, even those destined to be Cleansers.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure he deserves everything she thinks of him. I love how music can inspire!
ReplyDeleteAbby doesn't have much time to act, considering there are only three more posts in the Challenge. Hopefully, she has something more than tattoos up her sleeve.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I wonder what will happen during the next few letters.
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