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Lost Sight, Found Strength

The path is so dark and dim, but Julie keeps walking. She is scared, yet her adrenaline makes her look back several times, urging her to walk faster with each step. She wonders why she can't move faster and then realizes it's just her thoughts getting wilder the longer she's on the road. She shouldn't have chosen this path—terrified and confused. She's already halfway through. It sucks. The only way is to adapt, over time. She has one more block, two more, and again she convinces herself it's just one more step to her destination. She's no longer afraid when she starts looking at the sky instead of the road. The evening feels scarier when it's right in front of our eyes, but when it's above, the stars are beautiful. The cold air on her skin feels warmer as her mind grows calmer. Gently, she realizes that she's no longer worried. In fact, she's arrived, in no time. -- I think loneliness comes from the mind. It's not about being surrounded ...
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Do you know why it's hard to say goodbye? Because we afraid if our memories might not be able to remember them, rightly. The fact is, goodbye means good. No matter how hard.
~Aurora Esterlia

Another World: The Whaledome

“I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU’DE BE THE ONE TO SAVE ME. I WAS WRONG.        YOU’RE THE ONE THAT PUSHES ME OFF THE EDGE.”             Summer 2013, Patong Beach Hiruk pikuk jalan raya di siang hari terdengar dari jendela yang setengah terbuka dari rumah susun sederhana milik Gwen. Gwen dengan hanya memakai kaus kutang, celana pendek, mengipaskan diri dengan lembaran Koran. Kakinya satu ia naikkan ke atas sisi kursi yang ia duduki, ia terduduk di depan meja memandang mesin ketiknya.  Di sekitarnya begitu berantakan, seperti bungkusan mie instant bertumpukan, buku-buku berserakan, dan baju-baju kotor tidak tahu mana lagi yang layak dipakai. Ruangan itu, tepatnya kamar Gwen sendiri. Beberapa inci dari meja itu, langsung tempat tidur besi dengan kasur yang sudah tua, bahkan terlihat lebih tua dari umur Gwen. Di dalam ruangan itu, hanya ada kipas angin. Gwen hanya memandang beberapa saat ke ar...
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