DEPARTURE

She left that day.

Although my heart splintered at how she innocently smiled, unaware that her memories had been wrenched from her, I kept my face emotionles. I had to bear the pain for both of us and even though it hurt me that I had to give her one last emotionless goodbye, completely devoid of the feelings welling up in my throat; it was comfort enough that she would never have to experience the agony I felt.

So I watched her go and slowly her figure became smaller and smaller until it finally disappeared in the distance.

She never looked back.

Not to wave one small last good bye or murmur one last word of gratitude or even smile one last smile that lighted up the sky.

Nothing.

I stood, rooted to the spot I was standing as I watched my last hope of salvation, of freedom, of spring disappeared. Never, never again.

Yet this was the way it had to be.

"Goodbye, Kana."I whispered as a single tear fell onto my shoe.

That was the last time I ever cried for the water had become ice.

One does not cry ice tears.

One cannot cry ice tears.