“Really?” Mari said, insulted on her new friend’s behalf. She’d met Medusa deep within the seemingly endless caverns of Humphrey, the massive whale lurking within Deeper Well, and she’d taken an immediate liking to the eccentric, friendly scientist. “She left, just like that?” “She did,” Medusa pouted. “I know it sounds ridiculous, but if you met that ridiculous so-called princess…” “Believe me, I have,” replied Mari, snickering a little at the memory of her previous encounters with Sweetheart. “It is not hard to imagine her doing something like that, honestly.” “Well, anyway…” Medusa sighed as they arrived back at her laboratory, where she’d offered to lead Mari after the girl had expressed an interest in her work. “I’m still on the hook with Humphrey for her debt. Molly managed to convince him that we’re more valuable alive than dead, for now, but I’ve still got no idea where I’m supposed to find that kind of money.” Mari brightened, an idea occurring to her. “Oh! Maybe I could
Distracted
What's the point in falling for someone who is clearly not ready to catch you?
I mean, I do understand that they hold their arms out for you to fall into
But are you really that gullible to trust them?
Don't get me wrong,
I've fallen for that trick several times
In fact, I'm just recovering from a fall
Well, at least I'm TRYING to recover
It seems to me that every single time I am on the road to recovery,
Someone or something gets in my way and distracts me
And that's the problem
I am so easily distracted
Distracted and gullible
But at times I also feel as though I am blind
I never look