The Looking Glass 2022-23 | volume 41 | Page 60

Yuexia turns to face it with a smile, pulling her wrist from the voice in her mind, and glancing at it.

“No, I didn't forget. I just decided to accept it.” What? The voice said, moving towards her to try and grab her again, but Yuexia turns her back towards the voice and continues to walk ahead. Stop moving! The voice screams, running towards her to try and keep up with her fast steps. “I thought about it, you know? If I can't destroy the loneliness and the feelings I have, why not just co-exist with it? And honestly, this feels way better than before. Better to accept that things in life change and people change than stay hooked in the old times.” Yuexia ignores the voice in her head. With every word she says, the voice slows down before coming to a full stop. She turns and smiles at the voice with no body, bowing at it before continuing to walk. The sun continues to shine down on her, a smile gracing her features as she finally comes to terms with her loneliness.

I am you and you are me/solitude