as he left. I closed my eyes, gulping in fear, and let out a small inaudible sigh. The soundtrack began to start; it was karaoke. I rolled my shoulders back slightly and let my voic

en to this song in the car, when I was 7

closed my eyes briefly as I paused and tried to

dience got wo

hort breath and resumed singing. Everything was going fine; the audience was also enjoying themselves.

so strong and intense. Heavy for my mind to handle the grief, the pain that stood out the

y crumple to the floor. I felt familiar arms wrap around my waist just as I was about to hit the floor; Denver quickly ran and abruptly held my body before it got in contact with the ground. I was sobbing, and it was like,

d to say goodbye to Denver, goodbye to all the beauties of the world. Goodbye to everyone. And then my ey

indness. With an unapologetic face. They were so mean. They didn't even come for help.

*

ooked around, trying to find out where I was. It was pitch black.

one I could see. "Charlotte." Denver's voice whispered in my ear

oice seemed t

lights. I can't

by that Charl, you

ha

a silence

o.

felt my whole-body ache in pain as I began

e tightly, consoling me as he sat beside me at the edg

ver! How it's gonna be a

ad, patting my back in circular motions. I held onto him as my l

e tears with his thumbs," "I am here for y

s around him, trying to believe that he meant it, but I couldn't believe in him; his words weren't enough to cal

lind fo

the world forever? I can't see the beauties of the world anymore? This can't be happenin

the pillow settled on my back, and my hand was on Denver's. I could sense Denver sitting in front of me. The l

ool in this kind of state?"

yed q

to a blind school.

I replied gently.

ow

c

you s

ea

er chuckled slightly, trying t

am going to write. Han

e, which was on

n on the paper and wrote,

uite well." He appre

e I used to play this kind of

e." He in

es

ion for you if

ka

ou fall when you were

shock. "You were there?

as soon as you fell," Denver replied gently. A sm

n asthma

h.

om died in a

our dad?" won

another woman," I replied coldly. We sat in comfortable s

Charl," he whispered gentl

okay

anage yourself?" He as

I had got no words

as I could sense that Denver

ting to live with you,

odd

on my cheeks and

will come in s

e bed creaked

ps as he walked out of m

a sigh o