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I jumped from my spot when hearing the door opening, and my feet rush me to the living room. A grin on my lips as I see your back first but then you turned around and I saw your grim expression.

Realization hit me. I wasn't alive anymore and I was the cause of you looking so tired.

I wanted to ask how your day was, but that question wasn't needed since I heard you let out a tired sigh when you walked straight through me.

Your legs almost wobbled to the couch, and your body fell onto it tiredly. Arm over your eyes and hair sprawled over the pillows, almost looking like a halo.

"Hey, you should take a shower..." I murmur. But obviously, you hadn't heard me. You just stayed in that position and I saw your chest starting to tremble as it slowly rises before falling.

My brows furrow in worry and I look up to your face. Your teeth sink themselves into your lower lip, hands clenching into fists and I could see the sleeve of your blouse slowly starting to become a darker shade around the area that covered your eyes.

"Don't cry." I plead silently. "Please, Lisa, don't cry."

But you silently sob to yourself, and all I could do was watch you.

"Gosh, I miss you so much..." I hear you whisper in amidst a sob.

I smiled painfully. "And I miss you too."

"It's just been a week." You finally raise your arm but you now covered your eyes with your hands. I then saw you smiling and heard a broken laugh leave you. "If you were to be here, you'd be telling me not cry, ha."

I nod my head and then lower it. "I'm trying to..."

"I'm sorry, Yukhei..." You whisper and I raise my head looking at you to find you smiling, but tears still rolling down your cheeks, making some hairs stick to your face and staining the couch. "But I can't help it, you know?"

You cry even more, and my heart was suddenly being gripped upon tightly, almost taking all my oxygen away.

My hand reached to your cheeks, it went straight through, and I close my eyes in guilt and sadness.

Guilt — because I suddenly at fault because I was selfish before. Selfish that I didn't listen to you when you told me to go to the doctors, I just kept laughing it off as if it were a joke.

I guess everything does have a consequence.

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