Today was surprisingly warm for March. It felt like August instead. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAtajMefXJOc
I was in three different departments at my job, doing all the tasks others could, but they decided to give me. 671Please respect copyright.PENANA4Vlh44Fvw0
I am coal for a fire they never want to see extinguished, yet here I burn out.671Please respect copyright.PENANAQTWLOza78U
It's been four months since that day.671Please respect copyright.PENANA5W8lTPJTnh
Call me Hidaka. It's my lesser-known name, but that doesn't bother me. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAHIVJMzf4GD
I'm young still, 22, yet old in spirit. I have lived a lot of life. Much more than a lot of people my age. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAmOnS5yBSkg
That may sound petty or like a brag. But trust me, I in no way feel pride in this. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAkRsK2TS7x6
Only loneliness.671Please respect copyright.PENANAFLKI55Yt0i
At 16:00, I clock out and get ready to leave. There is a party at my family's home tonight, but I feel like ditching. Too bad I can't drive.671Please respect copyright.PENANAYxL2uMZp7V
My brother sends a text to me, stating only good news. After being belittled by one of my managers all day, it's nice to have something to smile about. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAGHnwl5QOv1
Once I gather my things, I go around the store to buy some items for myself. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAJch1xxXp2V
On impulse, I decide to buy a picture. I never buy décor, but this was a must. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAFbeBDmIdWZ
It was a photograph of cherry blossoms. 671Please respect copyright.PENANARNXaULCAT2
One thing everyone quickly knows about me is I love cherry blossoms. They remind me of good, whimsical memories. They recall a sweet time before this era.671Please respect copyright.PENANAunJL9gxjeX
They remind me of home. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAi2ajXvD9vV
The guests arrive a little later than 18:00, but I don't mind. I'm not the one hosting, anyway.671Please respect copyright.PENANAIzgYtjjGie
My sister and brother are making an effort to make more friends at their church. I think that's amazing. They found a place they really like. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAcuNc7YIRGz
All night, we play board games. Not much conversation is actually done, and when we all stand to talk, it is dead silent. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAxYkIfaH71N
I don't want to be here. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAi0fXGpAiKI
It is now 0:04. I sit in my messy workspace, staring at the faux ivy hanging from the ceiling. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAtmbAUeRfVK
I contemplate a lot of things at this time of night. 671Please respect copyright.PENANATaxdAK4Hps
I think about my job and the anxiety of being a hamster stuck in a plastic ball forever.671Please respect copyright.PENANA8Au7WIH4F7
I think of how I didn't care for company and how I wished I was left alone this evening. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAfcHtPf1q45
I think about how I haven't had a proper church home in almost 2 years and how I wish I could find a place and congregation to return to each week. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAbKn0wgA3RI
I think about being 22 and how my sisters want me married. I don't want to think about it now.671Please respect copyright.PENANABq6rvRLGv9
Most of all, I think of 2 years prior to this time. It was a time of freedom and promise, a time where I truly thought I knew where God wanted me. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAbQ6pYCGs6k
Now, I have a better understanding of where to go next. Better than I did four months ago. But I'm still the same. 671Please respect copyright.PENANATiFjWH7pSx
I'm still lonely. I still feel depressed and bitter. I still feel dejected, betrayed, and abandoned. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAkQWEPFsApK
Maybe I should sleep all of this away. I think I need to talk to God more about this sorrow.671Please respect copyright.PENANALBknimg5q1
I know all of this makes no sense. But I hope I can prove to you it will. 671Please respect copyright.PENANAmxlEHLc8oR
I want it to make sense.671Please respect copyright.PENANAm1cTWH3i1S
But alas, I must rest. Sleep only comes for the traveler once a fortnight, so I must seize it like a prize. Now I will go to the place of my dreams, a place where these past four months haunt me no more.671Please respect copyright.PENANAlBIvw2v5qH
The PaperGarden.671Please respect copyright.PENANAWNEmj698CP
To be Continued...671Please respect copyright.PENANAivVXpFecjK