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
..
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