Chapter 6
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I thought when my light completely dimmed, he would seek new brilliance, leaving me forgotten in this world we once shared. I had prepared myself for that final abandonment.
But he didn't leave.
Instead, he returned to my side for longer periods. His absences grew shorter while the time he spent with me lengthened, nearly filling the vast emptiness I once used for waiting.
He still brought those little treats I once loved, carefully arranging them before me. But my aging body could no longer enjoy them. I would simply nestle beside him, feeling his unchanging warmth and scent.
It seems there's nothing more to wish for now.
Until the very end, his presence enveloped me.
He may have been somewhat fickle in love. But he was also the only one willing to enter my barren world. Perhaps he was a good man after all.
My first and only love.
Only, after twenty years, why does he look like he hasn't aged at all?
Well, there are too many things I cannot understand, and I no longer have strength to ponder them.
Goodbye, my love.
Thank you for accepting someone as peculiar and difficult as me.
I think, if there were another life... I would probably still fall in love with your strange self.
Darkness finally fell as expected. Before it claimed me, I heard his voice one last time.
"Walnut, thank you. You are a very wonderful, wonderful little bird."
He said.
In my final moments, I laughed secretly in my heart.
Idiot, what are you saying?
I am human.
