Chapter 14: the goodbye that never was

a journey in my own skinWords: 553

I thought there would be words—

a final conversation,

a goodbye wrapped in love.

But it wasn't like that,

was it?

They just disappeared,

like shadows fading at dawn.

There are no explanations,

just the hollow echo of their absence.

I hear the laughter we shared

and feel the warmth of their hugs,

but they're gone,

leaving only the ghosts of who we were.

I grieve the love they couldn't give,

the understanding they couldn't find.

And still, I carry on,

alone but not broken,

learning to make peace with the loss,

even as I miss them

every single day.