Alice: Book 3 Chapter 3

## Verse 1

Schoolgirls sleep with teachers.

It happens so often, it's barely worth batting an eyelash over.

Nobody cares for a cliche.

It's easy for **other people** to dismiss a problem until they become the **victim**.

It sucks you in like **luscious quicksand**.

And the more you struggle to break free, the tighter its grip becomes.

I loved his **smile**.

I loved his **words**.

I loved his **clothes**.

I even loved his **trash**. I loved it all.

To me, he was

**The meaning of life...**

...for me... ...was him.

 I feel pain when I remember his face.

 I get sad when I remember his voice.

 I didn't know these feelings before him.

 Nobody else bothered to teach them to me.

 My teacher...

 My teacher taught me everything.

## Verse 2

I don't think what we did was right.

But what does it mean to be right?

Do those who are

right truly love each other?

## Verse 3

We never talked about it at school.

It was special. Something for only the two of us.

We could talk if we wanted... We just didn't.

## Verse 4

We tried to stay inconspicuous when we were in public.

But he liked school uniforms, so I would

wear mine for him sometimes, as a special treat. It made him happy.

And that made me happy.

## Verse 5

We went many places together.

We watched movies, drove around.

Sadly, I still haven't worn anything he bought for me.

It all feels too special to wear.

## Verse 6

Once you date up, you can't go down.

That's not quite true.

The truth is that no one means anything other than my teacher.

Even now that he's gone.

## Verse 7

There were sad memories, too...

But I only remember the good times.

Society would collapse if

humans couldn't do that.

## Verse 8

Does time stop in the real world

when I fight in this dreamlike

world of delusion?

## Verse 9

It doesn't matter. I wouldn't run either way.

I chose to love my teacher.

Nobody else ever taught me to do so. I chose.

## Verse 10

*Before*

I didn't mind his abusive control over me.

Continuing to give in to him made me feel alive.

Money, time, looks...

I tailored myself to his wants.

I knew it was stupid, but that stupidity allowed me to finally decide for myself.

I don't even know if I was happy.

But at least I was satisfied.

I last heard from him

**three days** ago.

 It was raining that day.

 But I was so happy to see him that I didn't care.

 He hugged me...

 And kissed me...

 And hugged me one last time.

 It was a forgone conclusion...

*After*

After we were finished at the love hotel, we hit the road. He started to talk about how we should **end it**.

I couldn't understand.

I didn't want to understand.

It was like the **world was spinning**.

**It didn't feel real**.

I couldn't speak.

I didn't want to think.

I didn't want to remember.

Others would **ridicule** me if they saw me now.

But that didn't really matter.

I couldn't imagine a life where I didn't **belong** to him.

## Discordant Poem

What is love?

Another form of lust?

Animal instinct?

Do insects love? Do plants?

Truly independent people

go it alone.

But humans are social creatures,

are they not?

You can heal wounds of the body with medicine,

but there is no medicine for wounds of the heart.

Everyone says that time cures all,

but no one can remove the pain you suffer in that interval.

*Related Pages*
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Book 1: Act of Impulse
* Alice: Book 1 Chapter 1
* Alice: Book 1 Chapter 2
* Alice: Book 1 Chapter 3 (crossover with Snow White)
* Alice: Book 1 Chapter 4
* Book 1 Chapter 5

Book 2: Act of Hatred
* Alice: Book 2 Chapter 1
* Alice: Book 2 Chapter 2
* Alice: Book 2 Chapter 3 (crossover with Kaguya)
* Alice: Book 2 Chapter 4 (crossover with Pinocchio)
* Book 2 Chapter 5

Book 3: Act of Reality
* Alice: Book 3 Chapter 1
* Alice: Book 3 Chapter 2 (crossover with Little Mermaid)
* **Alice: Book 3 Chapter 3**
* Alice: Book 3 Chapter 4
* Book 3 Chapter 5

Book 4: Act of Fusion
* Alice: Book 4 Chapter 1
* Alice: Book 4 Chapter 2
* Alice: Book 4 Chapter 3 (crossover with Sleeping Beauty)
* Alice: Book 4 Chapter 4
* Book 4 Chapter 5

Book 5: Act of Elimination
* Alice: Book 5 Chapter 1
* Alice: Book 5 Chapter 2 (crossover with Sleeping Beauty)
* Alice: Book 5 Chapter 3 (crossover with Cinderella)
* Alice: Book 5 Chapter 4 (crossover with Dorothy and Snow White)
* Book 5 Chapter 5