"It's not always religious," she answers, and when she looks up from where she's knelt to be able to reach it better and sees him watching but coming no closer, she tips her head in invitation. Yes, it's personal. It's also meant to be shared, and the people she has to share it with is extremely limited.
"I mean obviously it is for a lot of people, but it doesn't have to be. It isn't for me." She doesn't have the luxury of right or wrong, heaven or hell, sin or virtue. She just does the best she can and tries to stay alive. "It's just... nice, to think of them again, and think that maybe they're thinking of me too."
The little tea light is almost out, and Rosita has a new one sitting nearby ready to light. It makes the whiskey shine beside it.
"They can still come, if everyone wants it badly enough. They're still who they were in life: it's easier for some, harder for others. We ease the way because we love them. When we can't, they understand because they love us." It's a bit of a rationalization, but she says it anyway, and hopes it's true.
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Date: 2022-11-08 04:04 pm (UTC)"I mean obviously it is for a lot of people, but it doesn't have to be. It isn't for me." She doesn't have the luxury of right or wrong, heaven or hell, sin or virtue. She just does the best she can and tries to stay alive. "It's just... nice, to think of them again, and think that maybe they're thinking of me too."
The little tea light is almost out, and Rosita has a new one sitting nearby ready to light. It makes the whiskey shine beside it.
"They can still come, if everyone wants it badly enough. They're still who they were in life: it's easier for some, harder for others. We ease the way because we love them. When we can't, they understand because they love us." It's a bit of a rationalization, but she says it anyway, and hopes it's true.