i kept my hand against the car window until it started moving.
i couldn’t kiss her goodbye in front of her uncle
but we’d had our own farewell earlier.
her aunt gave me a huge hug
promising to come and visit
but i knew it wouldn’t happen.
i kept up appearances
smiled at her aunt and uncle
politely waved.
but when the car started moving
i couldn’t let go of the damned window.
my last image of her was
mixed with my reflection in the glass
an expression of pain
and desperation
slowly pulling away
until i could see her no more.
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eventually i wasn’t fast enough to run after it
and i gave up.
i crumpled to the icy ground
and cried for everything i’d lost.
さようなら。
[ さようなら (sayounara): goodbye ]
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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
