In the blink of an eye, I was back.
The world around me shifted, blurred by tears I could not feel and colors that no longer held warmth. I found myself seated on the damp grass of the paradise garden, the once comforting scent of wild blooms now mingled with the earthy bitterness of rain. A soft drizzle had begun to fall, staining the petals of the crystal roses and clinging to my skin like a morning veil. The sky wept for ,e, perhaps because I no longer could.
My body felt light, too light and hollow.
As if my soul had long since taken flight and left only a fragile shell behind, cracked and echoing with the silence of grief. My eyes, once alight with wonder, now stared blankly ahead. No flicker of life. no glimmer of hope. I did not even try to wipe the water from my face, whether it was rain or tears, I could not tell anymore.
The numbness spread like frost through my veins.
