❝ the rejected butterfly ❞

mon

"you don't look familiar" -he

"we're souls, we aren't supposed to be having features" -she

"why are you here anyway?"

"who was the one who came up here to see me?"

"i wasn't here for you"

"then, why are you here anyway?"

"i don't know"

tues

"you're here again"

"i live here"

"no you don't"

"my body's resting below this plate"

"that is not yours anymore"

"i want it back. i shouldn't have ended myself"

"why do it and regret it afterwards?"

"iㅡi don't know"

wed

"i'm confused why i feel...odd" -she

"huh?"

"i can't explain"

"i thought i was the only one"

"i feel upset andㅡ"

"terrified"

"we're soulsㅡ"

"we aren't supposed to be feeling anything"

thurs

"you're here again" -she

"my feet brought me here"

"is that a good thing?"

"i think"

"i'm starting to fade" her voice cracked.

"stay" he could barely hear her crying.

"you know, we can't stay here forever"

"i remember now"

"w-what?"

"you sitting here; crying under this tree. it has happened before"

"so, we met before?"

"..."

fri

"i see no tears but i can hear you" -he

"i'm losing me"

"this is what you've already been doing since you were alive. you cry and cry..."

"whatㅡ"

"isn't it tiring?"

"..."

sat

"who are you?" -she

"..."

"who am i?"

"it doesn't matter anymore"

"tell me now"

"you'll know soon,"

"you're also fading"

"...i am"

sun

"i'll be going"

"w-what? where are you heading off to?"

"down"

"are you evil?" now she's confused. "if a soul is pure and white, is it considered as evil?"

he chuckled. "no,"

"then, why?"

"i have to save someone i love. you see, loving is sacrificingㅡ"

"even after death?"

"even after death."

"he must be really special"

"she is" oh, a she.

"i have one last question,"

"..."

"what do you usually wear when you were alive?" she asked, hoping she'd remember him.

they must have met before. if not, why does she feel nostalgic?

he held her hand as they stare at each other's soul. "i wore the pain you brought me which suffocated me to death. nonetheless, i'm forever grateful for letting me save you."

he hugged her tightly as she vanished into thin air as everything went black.

there she woke up in tears. nurses and doctors can be seen around her. "she's gaining consciousness!"

a familiar black butterfly flew out of nowhere. it vanished before it could reach her. white rose petals came falling after, and all she could do is cry as darkness consumed her again.

he was the guy she rejected.

she remember now...