Do you want to know what I think the saddest sounds are? Either the sounds of breaking glass or of raindrops. In fact, it hurts so much that I can't help but to cry every time I do hear it. I'm sure you understand why raindrops are sad, but not broken glass, right? Well, there are so many different reasons. Have you ever seen broken glass? If you ever have, I think you'd know that it actually looks beautiful in a way. Shards littered all over the floor, it'd be useless to pick up even a single one of them because they'd end up hurting you. Just like life, right? At least it is for me. Every time I step into the so-called "light," I just end up hurting myself all over again. There's another one too, but it's a bit silly. You see, I love music a lot. It's such a big part of my life that I can't help but to obsess over every single bit of it. It helps me through tough situations, it heals me better than time, and makes me feel things I could never experience any other way. This song is called, "Mahou no Kagami" or "Magical Mirror." In this song, a lonely girl meets a magician identical to her who grants all of her wishes. However, he eventually has to leave at the peak of her triumph. Of course, it's so sad because they've grown so close, enough to love, and now they'll have to leave each other. Even if you had all the power in the world, there'd still be something missing. What's worse is that the sound of the breaking mirror resounds at the ending of the song, representing the shattering of the girl's hopes, dreams, and sanctuary. In a way, that's exactly how life is. As the sound echoes, tears would flow down my face just like every other day, but this kind of sadness felt good. This kind of sorrow felt refreshing. It was simply amazing. Just knowing that there were others who felt pain like me, made me feel so much better because I could relate in a way. We all experience pain.
That's why I hadn't noticed any changes in Len's attitude. Len is my best friend in the whole world. We're really different, but it's always been great with him around. I also love how even though he's the most popular boy in the entire school, he still chooses to be friends with me, a usually lonely daydreamer. When the day came he confessed to me, I was really surprised. Then, I looked into his eyes. His eyes - they're surfaces were glassy with determination and I couldn't bear to break them. I didn't want to see the shards of his pride and happiness fall to the grounds and echo in my ears just like the sorrowful broken glass that breaks from that mirror. Before I knew it, my eyes were wet and I could feel them becoming glass, just like his. "Y-yes…" I muttered underneath my breath. I grasped my arms around his neck and quietly said, "I love you too."
I could feel his gentle smile against shoulder as something new had happened - the glass broke apart and reformed into the brightest sapphire blue I'd ever seen. Just like a mirror, he shown. It was then that I knew that I would finally be able to come out of the darkness and stay in the world of colorful light. It was then, that my own mirror broke and reformed; I saw a new me.