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ProfNigma Stories #7: Smoke Wrings
Date: 3/6/2017, Categories: Celebrities, Author: FrankSinner
... out of his league and surrounded by some of the most talented peo-ple in the country. But I've been thinking about us for a while, and I think this is what I have to do to get over my fear." "What fear? Nate, you're one of the most fearless guys I know… I'm sure you can handle some stage fright." "Yeah…" he said, getting up from his chair. "That's not what I'm afraid of." He said no more as he approached the small dimly lit stage. There was some applause as he took a deep breath and looked at Tori as the soft guitar music started ramping up. "Well I won't make you tell me What I've come to understand You're a certain kind of woman and I'm a different kind of man" Nate's eyes were staring deeply at Tori as he sang, praying she'd understand what he was trying to say. "I've tried to make you love me You're tried to find a spark Of the flame that burned and Somehow turned to smoke rings in the dark" The words were tough to actually say to her, but the song was certainly helping his nerves. The crowd seemed to enjoy though, as all eyes were on him, and it honestly looked like they were feeling everything he was. "The loneliness within me Takes a heavy toll 'Cause it burns as slow as whiskey Through an empty aching soul And the night is like a dagger Long and cold and sharp As I sit here on the front steps Blowing smoke rings in the dark" The smoking thing had thrown Tori for a loop, but she was so invested and moved by his words, she hardly had any time to think. She had never ...
... imagined that Nate's singing voice would sound the way that it did. It was deep and soft, but it had this raw feeling that made her feel goose-bumps. "I- I- I know I must be going 'Cause loves already gone and All I'm taking with me Are the pieces of my heart And all I'll leave are smoke rings in the dark" His voice did not go nearly as high as he hoped it would at that part, but he powered through it and tried not to let it get to him before he finished. He could see that Tori looked extremely moved, and hoped she would understand. "The rain falls where it wants to Wind blows where it will Everything on earth goes somewhere But I swear we're standin' still So I'm not going to wake you I'll go easy on your heart I'll just touch your face and drift away Like smoke rings in the dark" The way his words touched Tori's soul, she wasn't really sure how to act. This wasn't like anything she could have ever expected from him. He sang beautifully, and the words cut her to her very core. This was why, she realized, he wanted to come here. He couldn't just say it because he loves me too much… but he has to leave me. Tori began to cry a little bit as she looked into Nate's eyes as he began to tear up on stage as well. "I- I- I know I must be going 'Cause loves already gone and All I'm taking with me Are the pieces of my heart And all I'll leave are smoke rings in the dark" There was thunderous applause as he finished and waved thanks to the crowd in front of him, but his eyes remained ...