Today was surprisingly warm for March. It felt like August instead. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMM9EGTD1cb
I was in three different departments at my job, doing all the tasks others could, but they decided to give me. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqGxzmeTKfw
I am coal for a fire they never want to see extinguished, yet here I burn out.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPBmdeWvCwk
It's been four months since that day.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVaPAaLD1Nh
Call me Hidaka. It's my lesser-known name, but that doesn't bother me. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTCQjVJMkFL
I'm young still, 22, yet old in spirit. I have lived a lot of life. Much more than a lot of people my age. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXO2aMImPM
That may sound petty or like a brag. But trust me, I in no way feel pride in this. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtjXZg1TAeU
Only loneliness.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlvjstQHQD
At 16:00, I clock out and get ready to leave. There is a party at my family's home tonight, but I feel like ditching. Too bad I can't drive.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtKnwFvHNHH
My brother sends a text to me, stating only good news. After being belittled by one of my managers all day, it's nice to have something to smile about. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36mFnyZ0qi
Once I gather my things, I go around the store to buy some items for myself. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsnyAswQvG
On impulse, I decide to buy a picture. I never buy décor, but this was a must. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOQS9AGo6z
It was a photograph of cherry blossoms. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeAtnnUydl
One thing everyone quickly knows about me is I love cherry blossoms. They remind me of good, whimsical memories. They recall a sweet time before this era.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeguImOKey
They remind me of home. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvskhYCvn5
The guests arrive a little later than 18:00, but I don't mind. I'm not the one hosting, anyway.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8NOGRujh6
My sister and brother are making an effort to make more friends at their church. I think that's amazing. They found a place they really like. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExcJ0IvErK
All night, we play board games. Not much conversation is actually done, and when we all stand to talk, it is dead silent. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZp38bpN2Np
I don't want to be here. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf5dWvdFzWb
It is now 0:04. I sit in my messy workspace, staring at the faux ivy hanging from the ceiling. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpYXWV2lziA
I contemplate a lot of things at this time of night. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTZHSeI1M4
I think about my job and the anxiety of being a hamster stuck in a plastic ball forever.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡngrkhuY6qZ
I think of how I didn't care for company and how I wished I was left alone this evening. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUoSPngKSx
I think about how I haven't had a proper church home in almost 2 years and how I wish I could find a place and congregation to return to each week. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1DSaNuf5a
I think about being 22 and how my sisters want me married. I don't want to think about it now.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ01VPxKeEE0
Most of all, I think of 2 years prior to this time. It was a time of freedom and promise, a time where I truly thought I knew where God wanted me. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBIOSlc0UuT
Now, I have a better understanding of where to go next. Better than I did four months ago. But I'm still the same. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzoL0lkJ6A
I'm still lonely. I still feel depressed and bitter. I still feel dejected, betrayed, and abandoned. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5QJo44UpDG
Maybe I should sleep all of this away. I think I need to talk to God more about this sorrow.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ9MTMeomZS
I know all of this makes no sense. But I hope I can prove to you it will. 676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡddM3ayPV5N
I want it to make sense.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqOuJO8awBZ
But alas, I must rest. Sleep only comes for the traveler once a fortnight, so I must seize it like a prize. Now I will go to the place of my dreams, a place where these past four months haunt me no more.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Lf06uMydi
The PaperGarden.676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKr8YLpAuEJ
To be Continued...676Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJhVywKemMn
