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Here in the garden
The wind is gently rustling dead leaves that are still stubbornly clinging to the husks of flowers that are long since dried up, a sound she had heard millions of times.
Lets play a game
She continued to stare forwards, her eyes worried, but her face still struggling to smile. She wanted to keep up the look, because any minute Pink would be back.
I'll show you how it's done
When the leaves slowly floated and hit the ground as the wind slowed, there was no sound at all.
Here in the garden
When pink came back she would see her Spinel standing and waiting, smiling, ready to win the game she's waited so long to be over.
Stand very still
Her eyes grew red and damp but she did her best to keep the smile, to fight back the tears. To stay very still. It'll be such a nice surprise when she finally comes back.
This'll be so much fun
She would laugh so hard at this game, her Spinel actually did it! Incredible, what a perfect girl, it'll be so much fun.
And then she smiled
She thought back to Pink Diamond laughing at her jokes. How great it felt for her to smile after she did something unexpected.
That's what I'm after
What could be more unexpected than actually pulling it off. Any minute Pink would be back and Pink would smile again.
A smile in her eyes
It's becoming hard to remember the times the smile actually reached Pink's eyes though.
The sound of her laughter
It's becoming harder to forget the times Pink's laugh didn't sound very genuine.
Happy to listen
But that's just silly, Pink will be back, and her laughing and smiling will be more than worth the wait.
Happy to play
This is the game that Pink wants, it's a game Spinel will be overjoyed to play.
Happily watching her drift away
Happily waiting
What a fun game, she's sure that Pink will love that she didn't cheat. But maybe she's not even playing it right. It gnaws at her.
All on my own
Spinel doesn't like to be alone. She wants Pink back.
Under the endless sky
She can't wait to tell Pink about all of the shooting stars she saw. It will be worth the wait. She can hardly stand it.
Counting the seconds
She kept counting the seconds. She was only up to two billion. She lost count before and had to start again a few times. Sometimes the numbers get so big it was hard to remember what one she were on by the time she got to the end of thinking it.
Standing alone
Spinel doesn't like to be alone. She wants the game to be over.
As thousands of years go by
She loses count around eight billion. Her new record. She doesn't want to keep counting.
She remains still.
Her tears don't.