Asked & Answered, Again~111

Be a little Afraid ...in 12 lines

"Don't worry, Love.

Where did worrying ever get anyone?"

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"Home alive, Pops."

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" ... Pardon me?"

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"Worry is fear, and fear

is the basis of self preservation."

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"When did you get so wise, young lady?"

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"When I left for college. 'Be a little afraid,' you said,

'especially of boys in fast cars, and come back to us safe.'"

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"You actually took something I said to heart?"

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"Yeah, Pops, and a few dead existentialists too,

who I had to study for my degree."

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