My heart splinters
like dry, rotting wood
when I hear the news that
Father and Aoi are coming back
in two days
Because that means
Aunt Eevie, Zaina and quiet, lanky Miho
will have to go back
will have to leave us
to the neglect
to the loneliness
to the glares
to the fights
The thought makes me feel sick
makes my eyes burn and prickle
makes me want to crawl
into Aunt Eevie's half packed suitcase
and beg her to smuggle Suki and I
back with her
to Japan
to safety
I feel hollow
but time waits for no one
so I stuff my feet
into my school shoes,
grab my umbrella,
and shoulder my way
out of the front door
down the driveway
before breaking out into a run
My lungs are heaving
and my heart
flutters in my chest
like a trapped bird
by the time I reach the school gates
the hems of my trousers
are damp with puddle water
and my face
is damp with tears
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Savor The Moonlight - Book 1 | ✔
Conto[completed] Harmony is empty. She doesn't speak out, nor does she do anything that could possibly spark her father and step mother's rage. Besides, isn't it better to stay quiet than to deal with the fall-out caused by expressing h...
