She came in humming.
Not a song I knew. Not a song anyone should know.33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxXt40eIRpU
It dragged behind her like a fever does.33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBKGl9LJfQ
Soft at first, but it clung to the rafters like steam from a deep wound.
Her eyes were glossed with something that remembered sunlight but had forgotten warmth.33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsODC6s3IQw
She smiled and asked for something quiet.33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAhike1WSo3
I poured.
She drank.
And then she whispered:
“It started with a cough. Then a dream. Then names slipping away like melting snow.33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9aWpNsGn7n
My sister first. Then mine. Then the color of my mother's eyes.”
“But this place... it remembers me. Doesn't it?”
I didn’t answer. I only nodded.
Because yes, I remember her.33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVXVhGhdh3
Even if her name is gone. Even if she disappears again when the door closes.33Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DxJyuYJ49
I will remember the humming.
And I will write it down.
Even if I catch her sickness.
Even if forgetting becomes contagious.
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