The Grim Fairy Tale!

Just another night. Her hair was still wet. The evening rain was beautiful. She did not want to wipe it off. Her feet were still sticky. The spilled ice cream has a different taste now, she thought. She was humming the last song she heard. She was trying to recall the lyrics. She was in a daze. She was thinking about the kids she met on her way. Their eyes. How bright were they! She choked. She swallowed. She tried to sleep. She hugged the pillow. She slept.

Always! But Why?

That pain in your eyes, when you try hard not to cry. That lump in your throat when you try hard not to speak. After all this time? One may ask. And, always, you say. There comes a moment when you lose your hold on everything, everything that you yet managed to ignore, everything that you yet managed to hide. After all this time? You may ask yourself. And, always, you say. And you still don't know why!