ι ѕaт on тнe ғloor ғor
wнaт ғelт lιĸe нoυrѕ.
ѕυddenly ι ѕмelled
ѕoмeтнιng.
ѕoмeтнιng lιĸe
cιgareттeѕ.
ѕecondѕ aғтer ι ѕaw
тнe perѕon тнaт ι've grown тo
мιѕѕ.
"нello мoonlιgнт. "
нe ѕeeмed eхнaυѕтed
and нe looĸed lιĸe нe needed тo
вe leғт alone.
lιĸe нe нad вeen cryιng.
"ι won'т aѕĸ. " ι ѕaιd aѕ ι ѕтood υp.
"aѕĸ wнaт?"
"wнy yoυ were cryιng and wнy
we dιdn'т мeeт laѕт nιgнт.
yoυ мυѕт нave нad
мore ιмporтanт тнιngѕ тo do. "
ι waѕ goιng тo walĸ тнe oтнer dιrecтιon
вυт нe graввed мy нand.
мy нearт тнυмped a lιттle.
"waιт " нe ѕιgнed.
"yoυ deѕerve тo ĸnow.
тнιѕ acтυally тιeѕ ιn
wιтн wнy ι wanт тo вe called
мoonlιgнт ιnѕтead. "
ι ѕaт down ιn a cнaιr
and nodded мy нead.
"go aнead. ι'м lιѕтenιng. "
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A Smoking Illusion
NouvellesMy life isn't something you would want. Instead of waking up to hear birds singing in the morning, I wake up to hear glass shattering every time mother and father get into a fight. I get hit for little things too. School is nowhere close to what cou...
