Today was surprisingly warm for March. It felt like August instead. 665Please respect copyright.PENANA9k7ydvPNIz
I was in three different departments at my job, doing all the tasks others could, but they decided to give me. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAsPycMM0hnn
I am coal for a fire they never want to see extinguished, yet here I burn out.665Please respect copyright.PENANAvb6xB3AT8c
It's been four months since that day.665Please respect copyright.PENANAZBhWnGrjJM
Call me Hidaka. It's my lesser-known name, but that doesn't bother me. 665Please respect copyright.PENANA92gWebJgkm
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. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAAi88xDrLEq
That may sound petty or like a brag. But trust me, I in no way feel pride in this. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAMZr1UR9unS
Only loneliness.665Please respect copyright.PENANA0o1oJPraER
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.665Please respect copyright.PENANAXdZHxhhLbO
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. 665Please respect copyright.PENANARU5amqH7cC
Once I gather my things, I go around the store to buy some items for myself. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAslrfsecEqu
On impulse, I decide to buy a picture. I never buy décor, but this was a must. 665Please respect copyright.PENANA4OnOhxlZI4
It was a photograph of cherry blossoms. 665Please respect copyright.PENANACa8JDfhKf7
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.665Please respect copyright.PENANATFHX1NPsdX
They remind me of home. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAdB7KRYPYCA
The guests arrive a little later than 18:00, but I don't mind. I'm not the one hosting, anyway.665Please respect copyright.PENANAvkbTqko4ws
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. 665Please respect copyright.PENANATHCWonhd3c
All night, we play board games. Not much conversation is actually done, and when we all stand to talk, it is dead silent. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAFuY7MiHMqI
I don't want to be here. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAflVXQVcqcM
It is now 0:04. I sit in my messy workspace, staring at the faux ivy hanging from the ceiling. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAxJqwBzi9gF
I contemplate a lot of things at this time of night. 665Please respect copyright.PENANADaIYYM2QLe
I think about my job and the anxiety of being a hamster stuck in a plastic ball forever.665Please respect copyright.PENANAz2Eb6ZOzIG
I think of how I didn't care for company and how I wished I was left alone this evening. 665Please respect copyright.PENANA9BuqDdfwWQ
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. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAyq7tZ7e4UI
I think about being 22 and how my sisters want me married. I don't want to think about it now.665Please respect copyright.PENANAnn5CS28jvs
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. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAdKL6BhNySE
Now, I have a better understanding of where to go next. Better than I did four months ago. But I'm still the same. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAJ9wLSFDGFh
I'm still lonely. I still feel depressed and bitter. I still feel dejected, betrayed, and abandoned. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAkFn46WLiHo
Maybe I should sleep all of this away. I think I need to talk to God more about this sorrow.665Please respect copyright.PENANAU08xZ19b1R
I know all of this makes no sense. But I hope I can prove to you it will. 665Please respect copyright.PENANAjrsoCZEU7y
I want it to make sense.665Please respect copyright.PENANATr2ak9qEv8
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.665Please respect copyright.PENANAkLKGxqjr6W
The PaperGarden.665Please respect copyright.PENANA2Cp6MCjOJI
To be Continued...665Please respect copyright.PENANAVcUSepnbNj