She came in humming.
Not a song I knew. Not a song anyone should know.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnC3jRff3f
It dragged behind her like a fever does.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxf4f4wb8vu
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.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONokH0Ej2x
She smiled and asked for something quiet.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAYIwQNhCvq
I poured.
She drank.
And then she whispered:
“It started with a cough. Then a dream. Then names slipping away like melting snow.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqjQxH0c2L
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.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEi1Thk86Td
Even if her name is gone. Even if she disappears again when the door closes.32Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpA4Xa11JoO
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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