as soon as i saw my dad asleep on the living room couch
i felt guilty.
on fridays i came home earlier to spend the evening with him
but today i went to art club.
it was past eight but it didn't look like he had eaten
so i took a shower and warmed up soup from the freezer.
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what is this feeling?
i tapped on his shoulder to wake him and his eyes looked up into mine-
i'm sorry, Otousan.
so sorry.
tears pricked but i held them back and sat down beside him.
the silence ached through me
i wished he would speak more
but i guess it's a part of him now.
i wonder if i'll become like him as i age.
but,
i think i have a friend now,
he would be happy for me.
then why did i feel so guilty about it?
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Through Viridian Seas
Short Story❝ the world has taken away who i really am. who i want to be. ❞ in which loneliness is washed away by a sea of blue-green beauty. ❄girlxgirl❄a cellphone novel❄complete❄ #152 in short story | 28/7/17 © 2017 salmonskinroll written 21/5 to 27/7/17
