This place is awful, yes - itās hard to understand and she is⦠alone. There are people she knows but who donāt know her, not truly, and it is alienating. She closes her already sightless eyes, face tipped upwards in the setting sun, rays warming her skin. She sighs, a soft, breathy noise, and lets herself relax, lets herself do what she loves.
Singing is satisfying - itās not the same, not here, not without an audience, but - honestly, itās better. Itās better to be by herself in a park, the sun on her face, the soft whisper of breeze in the trees, than with everyone expecting things from her, demanding, cheering, making it hard for her to think - melodies and words come easily, pour from her lips. Sheās content to mind her own business, hands folded in her lap.
Cloverās not expecting to hear singingĀ while wandering the park. Itās quiet, but beautiful, and so she spends more time than sheād like trying to follow the sound of it to its source.Ā
āYou have a great voice!ā she says when she finally finds who it belongs to. āCan I sit here?ā Cloverās not usually this polite, even to people much older than her, but thereās something about her that reminds Clover of her brother.Ā
















