Episode 5
Vale
I need to get some sleep 😴
RiiAa
[ step back… step….]
[…..silence hangs between them…..]
RiiAa
[ uncomfortable🙁…… turn away… step step ]
Erian
[ quiet, not asking a single word ]
Erian
[ reaches forward….pulls her into a tight hug….his hand gently rubbing her head…]
Erian
[ soft voice ]… Are you okay?
Erian
[ I know she’s uncomfortable. She probably think this is the first time l’ve ever seen her cry….. but back then in university ]………
*…The first time I saw her, she was ruining through the mountain after class. I was with my cousin and some friends sitting under the sunlight near the big tree outside the school-eating, laughing and talking…🏞️🎭
*… after class, she would always walk alone…. No close friends, no one besides her…*
*…one day, she found a small rabbit sleeping under that tree. “ oh, you’re a little cutie, but I can’t adopt you…..” she said softly stroking its fur
*…from then on, every day other class, I would see her visiting that rabbit.🐇🌄⛅️
*… day passed…. Night came and went… then, a few days in a row, she stopped coming. I found myself being the only one visiting the rabbit, 🐇 giving it snacks every day 🍏🥬….
*… a week later…. I saw her again. But she didn’t look well. She walked towards the rabbit-but it was already dead. Her eyes widened in shock. She picked it up, tears falling silently as she whispered, “ who….? Who did this….?
*…. Her gaze turned sharp, like a wounded animal ready to bite back. “ when im gone…. Things disappear. Just like my mum…. She left when I was playing outside, and when I came home, she was gone. Done without a word…..
*…. I froze…. I had been with the rabbit just yesterday. It was fine. so I just wanted to give her some water. But I hearing her words…. I couldn’t move. I just stood there, silently, letting her pain sink into me. My heart sinking…..
Comments
Iris
This story is amazing, please don't stop writing!
2025-08-15
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