Ficlet - Speechless
I stepped out to get some air. As I walked through the door, I was greeted by a sky painted by the setting sun. I approached the ledge, which gave me a bird's eye view of the entire city. My eyes wandered through the scene until they caught sight of the pier...
We stood face-to-face near the entrance to the pier. Behind you was the backdrop of the setting sun. You looked at me with a slight smile on your face...
... Yet your eyes told a different tale.
Approaching you, I tried to give you one last embrace...
... Only to find nothing there.
Inhale. Exhale.
My eyes closed. My ears began to stroll, taking in the sound of the grass and leaves against the early dusk breeze.
Voices...
All around me.
So close,
Yet so distant...
So entwined,
Yet so detached...
So calming,
Yet so maddening...
The sound of a blown whistle reached my ears. I snapped back into reality. With cards in hand, I raced to the source of the sound, to where I would join up with everyone else.
I placed these emotions aside, though only for a moment. I will return to this spot...
... To the thoughts that haunt me ever so silently.
Disclaimer:
Ayakashi Ghost Guild (C) Zynga