“Joo… you know the family you are taking charge of now? The Khims, was it?”


    “Yeah, what about them?”


    “I overheard that someone’s watch is going to stop ticking soon. Not sure which one it was. I think the age was 17? A female perhaps-” I snatch the watch and ran to my well, clutching my clipboard tightly. I stared at the well, panting heavily as my hands desperately fidgeted with the watch. Three months. I glanced over to the delicate surface of the well. With a light tap, I muttered the words,


    Show me Ash Khim.


    Early into the night, she wore a black mask and cap. “The last song I’ll be singing today is Aimer’s Walpurgis. A song that gave me comfort when I was going through a hard time. For those who feel that nothing is going your way now. I hope after listening to the song you will feel more comforted. As her hands strummed the guitar, her mouth slowly opened.


    A lamb can''t fall asleep in the forest of illusions


    I stopped walking when I heard the sound of a distant bell


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    Flowers fall from the red moon


    Flames raise from the fog


    The children dance to the traveler''s flute sound


    Like the beautiful wings of little birds


    You sing, flying about


    The seasons are burning, the spring goes by


    Birds, birds,burning bright


    In the forest of the night


    Birds, birds, burning bright


    What immortal wing or eye


    God made only the fugitive one sorrowful and beautiful.


    Dear season, keep moving forward


    You''re beautiful


    Tears welled up in my eyes. I promise to give this girl an amazing 3 months. I glanced at my backpack.


    It’s time to pack for tomorrow.