Meaningless? (Koe no Katachi) by Darkwolfnekoro, literature
Literature
Meaningless? (Koe no Katachi)
Our walls are covered in pictures of dead things. They feel stupid now, a meaningless clutter. But a time ago I hoped that they would have saved you. Directed you back to us and the world that caused you such grief, while you continued to smile even all those times you wanted to cry. That day, I remember it – how can I ever forget? How can I ever forget your despair and your honesty? – It was the most horrifying sight, the most horrifying message that you conveyed with your hands that day, and it started all of this. With me staining our walls in the belief that you would not consider it ever again. And yet it made no difference That day you collapsed against your knees on the floor in the living room, your school bag carelessly dropped to the floor, and soaked so that your lips were blue. Taking hold of your shoulders and shook you out of a daze, that was what I did – questioning you all the while what had happened to you, why you came home dripping wet. In your empty gaze some