A Piece of Your Heart

my parents gave me a thick

and they answere

ticed that you

draw as well. We did so many drawing and coloring activ

a different way from

e at my mother's hand and try to replicate it on paper. I would try to get the lines right, to capture the

e human anatomy and how it worked in various movements. Sometimes I would tr

draw stick figures, I li

d my talent, they imme

ecome the next Picasso!"

. I noticed that I only felt this way with my drawings. I would draw something, find multiple flaws in it, a

and I was surprisingly en

k sketchbook that I had been eyeing f

time, I was al

t had silver swirl designs all over, making it look incredibly elegant. The papers

ove

w that I had t

d a precious memory in my heart,

er, and me. I wasn't good at drawing people yet, but I made sure to put each of their distinctive fa

me ice cream when I was hungry. I remembered that I crav

member her face, so I drew a woman's hand holding

h school. I remembered that he would always read a book during his free perio

s lik

anatomy, several hand angles, and even put as many details as possible. I liked to be detailed whe

o, and also detailed sketches of people from my own imagin

nal. Precious memories that seemed small and insignificant,

where, I still had a sliver of hope inside of me. I thought that maybe there was some area

been so exhausted from working too hard that I completely forgot that

ly said, bowing his head in apology. "It was open, so I got

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personal, but I also felt grateful that he was straight to the point about it.

drawings, it made me feel happy inside. Hearing people praise

y, and I meant it. "I'm g

ssed my mind, and every

n coming to the bar onl

uestion. Then, he lowered his head

you know?

y to see his reaction, but the response he gave confirmed m

k with him, I figured that it might be the re

emembered Madison's

It's like he's coming here for som

true?" I ask

eks were a little red. The color stood out slightly since his skin was pale. I

after a moment of silence. "I co