n a kind of melancholic trance in which you become completely absorbed in vivid sensory details, briefly soaking in the experience of being alive, an act that is done purely for its own sake.
There's a forgotten scarf on the floor, tossed aside with a sheet of music. Aubrey picks them up. Quietly humming the melody transcribed, she holds the scarf to her chest.
Starring around the space before her, memories flash within her mind. She swears she can hear her friends laughing. Those were good days—great days. Closing her eyes, she can smell home.
"Didn't you see the sign?" Chloe asks, referring to the no trespassing one outside. She steps beside her friend and entangles their fingers. They're in a world that once was theirs, with memories that sing goodbye.