Today was surprisingly warm for March. It felt like August instead. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAWzUARmpq2g
I was in three different departments at my job, doing all the tasks others could, but they decided to give me. 733Please respect copyright.PENANA67YQy2df1X
I am coal for a fire they never want to see extinguished, yet here I burn out.733Please respect copyright.PENANAxfwBrdUNKM
It's been four months since that day.733Please respect copyright.PENANAObEDhiUt6W
Call me Hidaka. It's my lesser-known name, but that doesn't bother me. 733Please respect copyright.PENANACiS18bB4II
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. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAmM0KQmtR8r
That may sound petty or like a brag. But trust me, I in no way feel pride in this. 733Please respect copyright.PENANA6zFsaLtAxX
Only loneliness.733Please respect copyright.PENANADoQ1uJTZvw
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.733Please respect copyright.PENANALAwe2QQoO5
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. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAJgijvOdO81
Once I gather my things, I go around the store to buy some items for myself. 733Please respect copyright.PENANA0c4zMdJhve
On impulse, I decide to buy a picture. I never buy décor, but this was a must. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAfGIepOe3jP
It was a photograph of cherry blossoms. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAVSY9BVKbVi
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.733Please respect copyright.PENANAtCaHPA5q7e
They remind me of home. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAUm4oKwglKB
The guests arrive a little later than 18:00, but I don't mind. I'm not the one hosting, anyway.733Please respect copyright.PENANATiJl0ZcP79
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. 733Please respect copyright.PENANA0FD6Z4ha4P
All night, we play board games. Not much conversation is actually done, and when we all stand to talk, it is dead silent. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAIv6fWX4ltb
I don't want to be here. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAfU6qwFvQUW
It is now 0:04. I sit in my messy workspace, staring at the faux ivy hanging from the ceiling. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAacelWHFNhP
I contemplate a lot of things at this time of night. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAyaCnkICCoV
I think about my job and the anxiety of being a hamster stuck in a plastic ball forever.733Please respect copyright.PENANAXMOr6XH9Pr
I think of how I didn't care for company and how I wished I was left alone this evening. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAlvWa0nxwUS
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. 733Please respect copyright.PENANA1nWyrNy88Z
I think about being 22 and how my sisters want me married. I don't want to think about it now.733Please respect copyright.PENANAo6FZn9DsU9
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. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAuOY059q7LD
Now, I have a better understanding of where to go next. Better than I did four months ago. But I'm still the same. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAk6rvRrhcTW
I'm still lonely. I still feel depressed and bitter. I still feel dejected, betrayed, and abandoned. 733Please respect copyright.PENANAlYAqKf2dEy
Maybe I should sleep all of this away. I think I need to talk to God more about this sorrow.733Please respect copyright.PENANA64MzycJGMM
I know all of this makes no sense. But I hope I can prove to you it will. 733Please respect copyright.PENANA0Fs1TbGAiA
I want it to make sense.733Please respect copyright.PENANAzPrKhJ4Qsm
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.733Please respect copyright.PENANAPR1pH1VTgq
The PaperGarden.733Please respect copyright.PENANAZfL1Y80Fah
To be Continued...733Please respect copyright.PENANAuhXy8eN5u6