She came in humming.
Not a song I knew. Not a song anyone should know.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZCJ1htPKWY
It dragged behind her like a fever does.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQG4VNpTrR
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.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ39eIj3DSYB
She smiled and asked for something quiet.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq3ztTbZAfn
I poured.
She drank.
And then she whispered:
“It started with a cough. Then a dream. Then names slipping away like melting snow.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlPHuLErTVU
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.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf07JWE7SHk
Even if her name is gone. Even if she disappears again when the door closes.17Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI7gVfftAIK
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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