She came in humming.
Not a song I knew. Not a song anyone should know.71Please respect copyright.PENANA4yFvjygn9W
It dragged behind her like a fever does.71Please respect copyright.PENANAVA9cG32qth
Soft at first, but it clung to the rafters like steam from a deep wound.
Her eyes were glossed with something that remembered sunlight but had forgotten warmth.71Please respect copyright.PENANADY2urIlCwz
She smiled and asked for something quiet.71Please respect copyright.PENANAloh0hqRty5
I poured.
She drank.
And then she whispered:
“It started with a cough. Then a dream. Then names slipping away like melting snow.71Please respect copyright.PENANAAmTAA5UiwS
My sister first. Then mine. Then the color of my mother's eyes.”
“But this place... it remembers me. Doesn't it?”
I didn’t answer. I only nodded.
Because yes, I remember her.71Please respect copyright.PENANAgJrcqKpnTD
Even if her name is gone. Even if she disappears again when the door closes.71Please respect copyright.PENANAC6x6y4QM1F
I will remember the humming.
And I will write it down.
Even if I catch her sickness.
Even if forgetting becomes contagious.
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