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ComfortMe: I’ll write a drabble about my character comforting yours- vice versa.
There are no walls too thick. No fence too high.
If it is meant to break, it will.If it is mean to crumble, it shall.
There is a void of whimpers – no sounds of cries, no tears.A faint noise, more of a silent thud, secluded the room from the rest of thewhole establishment. It’s at a dead hour, when people had enough of their fillof lunch, when the oven cools for a while, when the hustle of the busy streetssubsides to go back to their usual lives. It is when Haebitna places down herapron, dusts off the flour, sugar and crumbs off her hands. It is when she slowly realizesthe peculiarity of the momentary peace the bakeshop has offered.
A soft thud, again, as though its sound sends a sublimecall. It does. Maybe? Sure there areno people around, only her and the chef who is taking a nap inside the employeeroom. Fear could have easily encapsulated her if not for the broad daylight –and she reprimands herself not to be superstitious to think of ghosts. Do not be afraid. And she tries not toas she braves herself. One step. Two steps. Three steps.
Silence. Stillness. Butnever calm. Heart beats, thundering beneath ribcage while light footstepsdraws her close, and closer. There’s no more sound to trace, only instinct tofollow. Three.. Four… Kitchen clear. Where could it come from?
Storage was clear and so is the owner’s office and eagernessseems to die down. Was she trying to find something she shouldn’t? Perhaps itwas a trick of her senses – she always has those moments when she hears something. Hey, ugly duckling! Go back where you belong! You don’t stand a chance.Thisbetter teach you not to meddle with adult things, you little kid. Scrapsof memories hidden in the crevices of her brain. Erase. Delete. Forget. Mind stirs in a frenzy and body soon shakes.Consciousness easily defends its owner the way she always does. Her body takesquick strides, aiming for the restroom where she’d look at the reflection ofherself and smile. Maybe laugh. Andtell herself that she’s okay. It’s okay.
Door swings and reveals reflections on the mirror. Two reflections. One of a standing woman lookingstraight on her own image and one stopped on her tracks with mouth agape. “Eunhaunnie…” Words slips from Haebitna’s lips, barely above a whisper. Her voicehushed with the figure in front of her. Familiaryet unfamiliar. Eunha gazes at her own, eye to eye, as though unravelingthe image that faced her – deciphering the person behind the red dress and longhair. Haebitna had seen her smile – it took a while but she did and it was lovely.The older woman had such grace that composure was like a garb she wore – alwaysneat, always clean, always smooth. But what she does see is a face differentthan what she had seen. An expression not befitting the name she holds. “Eunhaunnie…” Name slips again, this time trying to catch her attention as herpresence doesn’t seem to register. Shedoesn’t recognize. Who is Park Eunha?
Perplexity and astonishment dwell in Eunha’s blank stare. Handsgrip tighter on the tiled sink table, her fingers pressing deep as nails pale at thesound of her own name. If it is just any other previous circumstance or one ofher moody states then Haebitna would have sent her fingers to her waist or anything toelicit laughter like she always does. But she knew it isn’t the right thing to do.Sounds of hinges creaks, the door closes. One click and it’s locked. Quietlyshe hops, hands on the side as she settles herself to sit on the table near the older, lookingat her through the mirror. And there she spends a good few minutes withnothing but the sound of their breathing. And her eyes looks at her, trying tofind what the other woman is searching. Yet no matter how hard she does, itwill always be the same for her. The lady in the red dress is her Eun-nie.
Haebitna’s hand gently lifts to land on the olderfemale’s shoulder. Eunha does not need to look to see the gentle smile herfriend cradles as she looks at her from the mirror. Behind her gentle stare are words left fleeting in silence, but will nevertheless be heard.