Today was surprisingly warm for March. It felt like August instead. 672Please respect copyright.PENANAgjzVvgR2bD
I was in three different departments at my job, doing all the tasks others could, but they decided to give me. 672Please respect copyright.PENANAg31ZJ79DKA
I am coal for a fire they never want to see extinguished, yet here I burn out.672Please respect copyright.PENANAaRaRQoxjZ0
It's been four months since that day.672Please respect copyright.PENANATZUxsagfyk
Call me Hidaka. It's my lesser-known name, but that doesn't bother me. 672Please respect copyright.PENANA72aMYoayV7
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. 672Please respect copyright.PENANAJny1Y0rjxd
That may sound petty or like a brag. But trust me, I in no way feel pride in this. 672Please respect copyright.PENANAe0KqBV6VWc
Only loneliness.672Please respect copyright.PENANALYki4G8CPH
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.672Please respect copyright.PENANAhVo9qBrMh1
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. 672Please respect copyright.PENANA61VzZ2kSnj
Once I gather my things, I go around the store to buy some items for myself. 672Please respect copyright.PENANAHlGrY8LWMB
On impulse, I decide to buy a picture. I never buy décor, but this was a must. 672Please respect copyright.PENANAOVO15tvhYo
It was a photograph of cherry blossoms. 672Please respect copyright.PENANA2rODnxBfWA
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.672Please respect copyright.PENANA24c1d1w1cl
They remind me of home. 672Please respect copyright.PENANA06u38iotJg
The guests arrive a little later than 18:00, but I don't mind. I'm not the one hosting, anyway.672Please respect copyright.PENANA1tRs3e0TVS
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. 672Please respect copyright.PENANAypOVpKOyfg
All night, we play board games. Not much conversation is actually done, and when we all stand to talk, it is dead silent. 672Please respect copyright.PENANA38r4MpL4WC
I don't want to be here. 672Please respect copyright.PENANAtufdkcyAvq
It is now 0:04. I sit in my messy workspace, staring at the faux ivy hanging from the ceiling. 672Please respect copyright.PENANA0ir12uStn7
I contemplate a lot of things at this time of night. 672Please respect copyright.PENANA7nOSP652ho
I think about my job and the anxiety of being a hamster stuck in a plastic ball forever.672Please respect copyright.PENANA5R9pWOB5oX
I think of how I didn't care for company and how I wished I was left alone this evening. 672Please respect copyright.PENANAsQHVo7ttjQ
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. 672Please respect copyright.PENANAeWXwvOA3Jv
I think about being 22 and how my sisters want me married. I don't want to think about it now.672Please respect copyright.PENANAAK8k20BC5V
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. 672Please respect copyright.PENANA5cROfMzjLp
Now, I have a better understanding of where to go next. Better than I did four months ago. But I'm still the same. 672Please respect copyright.PENANAROBRDCzyLb
I'm still lonely. I still feel depressed and bitter. I still feel dejected, betrayed, and abandoned. 672Please respect copyright.PENANA1HmudsW8Yd
Maybe I should sleep all of this away. I think I need to talk to God more about this sorrow.672Please respect copyright.PENANAGclaYhcFOL
I know all of this makes no sense. But I hope I can prove to you it will. 672Please respect copyright.PENANAXF16Nr4uj2
I want it to make sense.672Please respect copyright.PENANAbWmkz10Kln
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.672Please respect copyright.PENANAY6vpQz6jy9
The PaperGarden.672Please respect copyright.PENANATwNihQ9e2j
To be Continued...672Please respect copyright.PENANA1noO8IS85d