❝ᴅʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ❞|| vmin

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once you left,

I took a walk around the house

I went into your room

it was like most bedrooms,

simple and boring

a queen-sized bed
and a set of drawers

on top,
there was a little chestnut box

I knew I wasn't supposed to open it
but I did anyway

there was a photo

it was of you
when you were younger

you were with a little girl

you were both smiling happily,
not a worry

I flipped it over to find something written on the back

me and eun ji,
it said

I recognized that name

she was your younger sister

you talked about her a lot

you said how leaving her was the hardest part

she used to write to you,
but after a few months

the letters had stopped coming

I asked if you had tried calling

but you said your parents never picked up

it never really occurred to me the amount of pain you were going through

you seemed like such a happy person

always smiling and making jokes

but that box-smile was just a cover wasn't it?

it hid your pain well

it hid your pain

and secrets
very well