Today was surprisingly warm for March. It felt like August instead. 630Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ci0i9UqAX
I was in three different departments at my job, doing all the tasks others could, but they decided to give me. 630Please respect copyright.PENANATe5FRYgpLf
I am coal for a fire they never want to see extinguished, yet here I burn out.630Please respect copyright.PENANAXkOYmr8hgH
It's been four months since that day.630Please respect copyright.PENANAoEr9UBeLUU
Call me Hidaka. It's my lesser-known name, but that doesn't bother me. 630Please respect copyright.PENANA3c2aZCvF55
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. 630Please respect copyright.PENANAOopImHCUFX
That may sound petty or like a brag. But trust me, I in no way feel pride in this. 630Please respect copyright.PENANAGwYzhnaUHI
Only loneliness.630Please respect copyright.PENANACteBj78rbZ
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.630Please respect copyright.PENANAovmZo45wjw
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. 630Please respect copyright.PENANARFwUw0kJGC
Once I gather my things, I go around the store to buy some items for myself. 630Please respect copyright.PENANA0UuZM88rAW
On impulse, I decide to buy a picture. I never buy décor, but this was a must. 630Please respect copyright.PENANALZcmeDTAhL
It was a photograph of cherry blossoms. 630Please respect copyright.PENANAJ5yiZDIXva
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.630Please respect copyright.PENANAdDt2qgiTbP
They remind me of home. 630Please respect copyright.PENANAQm4clNDXJS
The guests arrive a little later than 18:00, but I don't mind. I'm not the one hosting, anyway.630Please respect copyright.PENANAzwJw9RHqMn
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. 630Please respect copyright.PENANAk12CqSGrvO
All night, we play board games. Not much conversation is actually done, and when we all stand to talk, it is dead silent. 630Please respect copyright.PENANATMa3zPCZPi
I don't want to be here. 630Please respect copyright.PENANAZFlGWd8HsY
It is now 0:04. I sit in my messy workspace, staring at the faux ivy hanging from the ceiling. 630Please respect copyright.PENANAGyQ3cafgsO
I contemplate a lot of things at this time of night. 630Please respect copyright.PENANAKkEPjOLpTi
I think about my job and the anxiety of being a hamster stuck in a plastic ball forever.630Please respect copyright.PENANAQwveCiHWOj
I think of how I didn't care for company and how I wished I was left alone this evening. 630Please respect copyright.PENANAi3Xwoyn10t
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. 630Please respect copyright.PENANATbce9fqkWN
I think about being 22 and how my sisters want me married. I don't want to think about it now.630Please respect copyright.PENANAdgYNTCUwYj
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. 630Please respect copyright.PENANAHF6o46dTat
Now, I have a better understanding of where to go next. Better than I did four months ago. But I'm still the same. 630Please respect copyright.PENANA3mm6RHQRHL
I'm still lonely. I still feel depressed and bitter. I still feel dejected, betrayed, and abandoned. 630Please respect copyright.PENANAylA7c9NH88
Maybe I should sleep all of this away. I think I need to talk to God more about this sorrow.630Please respect copyright.PENANADIa6jKTeIe
I know all of this makes no sense. But I hope I can prove to you it will. 630Please respect copyright.PENANAUdISGc9RwP
I want it to make sense.630Please respect copyright.PENANAtKVPAzPEkr
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.630Please respect copyright.PENANAZmmUKTmTIN
The PaperGarden.630Please respect copyright.PENANAXFZZyOrHNr
To be Continued...630Please respect copyright.PENANAqR4NFhABVC