I always wanted a home to go to, but never knew where to find it. I'd forgotten so much. I'd forgotten everything.
But now? I remember.
Daddy is dead.
Mommy abandoned me so she could be with a strange man.
I'm alone. In despair. I'm in so much pain. My chest hurts. I don't know what to do. I yell, but nothing happens.
I need help. I need to find someone who will help me, so I run through the giant stone building looking for someone. I run and run until my legs ache and my lungs burn. I feel like I'm going to cry, but my monster body has no eyes, so I can't.
I climb to a higher spot and look at the sky. Sand floats on the wind, turning it a sickly yellow color.
And then...
"Is that...?"
I hear a voice from below. I look down and see a white, floaty creature, as well as a girl dressed in black. Both of them are looking up at me. The girl has beautiful eyes—like a flower. She looks so very kind; I wish I could talk to her.
I'm sad.
I'm lonely.
I'm hurt.
Save me.
There are so many things I want to say to her, but I can't say anything because my head is pounding. And the longer I look at her, the more I feel like I'm going to remember something else.
No. I don't want to remember anything else. I'm afraid of finding despair again, like the moment I remembered about Mommy and Daddy.
The girl doesn't say anything as she approaches. My head hurts more. More. More. I feel like I'm going insane.
Don't come any closer!
"————————!"
Before I know what's happening, I fly at the girl, planning to attack. But just as my hand is about to connect with her head, our eyes meet.
I can't hurt her.
When that thought comes to me, I freeze. The girl opens her mouth, but no voice comes out. Maybe she can't speak?
Why is that? I don't know. But as I think about it, my head starts to hurt again. I can't stand it anymore, so I run away from the girl. I climb the stone wall, aiming for a high place. The sand on the wind scrapes against my monster skin.
I feel so lonely. So isolated. I want to see her again—to see her kind eyes. And yet, looking at her makes me feel like I'm going to remember something, and that scares me. So instead, I turn to the sandy yellow sky and scream.
I have nowhere to go, but I still want to find a home.
And the kindness I feel from the girl is exactly the kind of home I want to return to.
[No.04] Ch.4: Kindly Child
I always wanted a home to go to, but never knew where to find it. I'd forgotten so much. I'd forgotten everything.
But now? I remember.
Daddy is dead.
Mommy abandoned me so she could be with a strange man.
I'm alone. In despair. I'm in so much pain. My chest hurts. I don't know what to do. I yell, but nothing happens.
I need help. I need to find someone who will help me, so I run through the giant stone building looking for someone. I run and run until my legs ache and my lungs burn. I feel like I'm going to cry, but my monster body has no eyes, so I can't.
I climb to a higher spot and look at the sky. Sand floats on the wind, turning it a sickly yellow color.
And then...
"Is that...?"
I hear a voice from below. I look down and see a white, floaty creature, as well as a girl dressed in black. Both of them are looking up at me. The girl has beautiful eyes—like a flower. She looks so very kind; I wish I could talk to her.
I'm sad.
I'm lonely.
I'm hurt.
Save me.
There are so many things I want to say to her, but I can't say anything because my head is pounding. And the longer I look at her, the more I feel like I'm going to remember something else.
No. I don't want to remember anything else. I'm afraid of finding despair again, like the moment I remembered about Mommy and Daddy.
The girl doesn't say anything as she approaches. My head hurts more. More. More. I feel like I'm going insane.
Don't come any closer!
"————————!"
Before I know what's happening, I fly at the girl, planning to attack. But just as my hand is about to connect with her head, our eyes meet.
I can't hurt her.
When that thought comes to me, I freeze. The girl opens her mouth, but no voice comes out. Maybe she can't speak?
Why is that? I don't know. But as I think about it, my head starts to hurt again. I can't stand it anymore, so I run away from the girl. I climb the stone wall, aiming for a high place. The sand on the wind scrapes against my monster skin.
I feel so lonely. So isolated. I want to see her again—to see her kind eyes. And yet, looking at her makes me feel like I'm going to remember something, and that scares me. So instead, I turn to the sandy yellow sky and scream.
I have nowhere to go, but I still want to find a home.
And the kindness I feel from the girl is exactly the kind of home I want to return to.