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Glassy sky.
Dark silhouette.
Surrounded by fear.
Why am I wet?
Blind
My eyes are closed, but I'll keep them that way. Being "blind" is how I've always been, right. Now they protect me, giving me an oasis to be free from everything out in oblivion.
What is surrounding me? I feel as if I'm being choked or suffocated. By people? By negativity? I can't really tell.
Whatever it is gives me a sense of home.
It's cold, but it's warmer than how I feel inside.
Drip. Drip. Drip.
Is that tapping? Rainwater? Am I in a cave?
Muffled screams?
Maybe they are cries.
Of my own? Is that Shin-Ae?
It can't be. I'm alone, just as I always have.
"Yeong-Gi. Yeong-Gi!"
Mom?
"Mom!"
I open my eyes and scream.
I can't breathe. My lungs are burning. They feel like they are about to explode.
Water?
I watch air bubbles float to the top.
I'm drowning.
The surface is right there.
"Yeong-Gi."
I hear my name being called from further down the abyss.
"Yeong-Gi, darling. Stay with Mommy."
I see a silhouette and a hand coming out from the darkness.
Just like before. It's been so long.
The silhouette is starting to surround me, causing my vision to go to black.
What good will come from trying to reach the surface? Ridicule? Never has anyone called for me with such kindness and sincerity.
I allow my body to go limp.
Coming mother.