Title: Sewn Clouds
Published: March 5, 2013
Author: Ribbon
Target: Yukimura Seiichi
Default Name: Honjou Chiharu
Author's Note: Let's celebrate more short chapters. Whoo.
And so we're staring out the window again,
waiting for a chance to pass us by.
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They sit on opposite sides of the room; he stares out the window, and she stares at it. He disregards the fact that it is covered in grime, but for some reason, it bothers her.
He's smiling again. That bothers her, too. She just doesn't see how he can smile right now—can't tell if he's hiding something, or if he's just given up on himself. It's enough that he keeps saying, "I might not come back." Or, "I wonder what it's like to disappear."
And she just shakes her head, because she has no words to say. There are no words. If he has given up on her faith, then she may as well do so, too. She wants to tell him that he still has a chance, but she is only fourteen. She doesn't know anything about the world. She doesn't want to.
Princo & Ribbon
April 14, 2013.