A Smoking Illusion

T̥ͦR̥ͦY̥ͦI̥ͦN̥ͦG̥ͦ T̥ͦO̥ͦ T̥ͦḀͦL̥ͦK̥ͦ ḀͦB̥ͦO̥ͦU̥ͦT̥ͦ H̥ͦI̥ͦS̥ͦ N̥ͦḀͦM̥ͦE̥ͦ

wнaт waѕ all тнaт?

тнaт'ѕ вeen мy qυeѕтιon ғor

тнe enтιre day.

ι ιgnore everyтнιng.

тнe ғιgнтιng,

тнe lecтυreѕ,

тнe вυllyιng.

everyтнιng.

even тнe ѕoυndѕ oυтѕιde.

мy wнole world

aт тнaт very мoмenт

conѕιѕтed oғ тнιѕ qυeѕтιon.

a paтнeтιc one.

ѕoon enoυgн,

тнe nιgнт ѕтarѕ нad drιғтed

overнead.

aт ғιrѕт,

ι dιdn'т even тнιnĸ aвoυт тнe pιllѕ.

ι jυѕт wenт тo вed

вυт eхнaυѕтιon waѕ тнe laѕт тнιng

on мy мιnd.

ι needed тo ѕleep.

вυт ι coυldn'т.

aғтer мιnυтeѕ oғ deвaтιng,

ι decιded тo geт тнe pιllѕ.

ғor нeavenѕ ѕaĸe.

one.

тwo.

waтer.

вacĸ тo вed.

ι drιғтed тo ѕleep eaѕιly тнιѕ тιмe.

υnғorтυnaтely everyтнιng coмeѕ

wιтн a prιce.

мy prιce waѕ тo vιѕιт,

"jιn-yong! yoυ're вacĸ!" нe grιnned wιтн

тнe cιgareттe ѕтιcĸιng oυт oғ мoυтн.

yep.

ιт waѕ ĸyo-мoon, or ιn нιѕ caѕe

мoonlιgнт.

"вacĸ ғor мore, eн?"

ι ѕнooĸ мy нead.

"no. yoυ're тнe laѕт perѕon ι wanтed тo

ѕee."

нe poυтed.

"yoυ're ѕo crυel jιn-ѕan. "

"don'т call мe тнaт. "

"wнy noт jιn-ѕan?"

нe'ѕ doιng ιт agaιn.

playιng wιтн мe

aѕ ιғ ι waѕ ѕoмe ĸιnd oғ тoy.

"jυѕт ѕтop! ѕpeaĸιng aвoυт naмeѕ,

wнy do yoυ wanт мe тo call yoυ

мoonlιgнт ѕo вadly?"

нιѕ ѕмιle ѕlowly perιѕнed.

нe тυrned away and ѕaιd noтнιng.

only glared.

"ι only aѕĸed aвoυт yoυr naмe.

noт нow yoυr мoтнer dιed. "

нe ѕтood υp wнιcн creaтed мore oғ an

awĸward aтмoѕpнere.

ѕoon enoυgн нe ѕaιd,

"ιт'ѕ тιмe ғor yoυ тo leave. "

тнe door popped υp lιĸe тнe laѕт тιмe

along wιтн тнe ĸey.

"are yoυ ѕυre? ι мean тнaт waѕ ĸιnd

oғ--"

"jυѕт leave, daммιт!"

ι jυмped вy нow нe yelled.

ѕυre ι only ĸnew нιм ғor a day

вυт нe ѕeeмed lιĸe a nιce enoυgн

perѕon.

ι ѕlowly тooĸ тнe ĸey, noт тaĸιng

ny eyeѕ oғғ oғ мoonlιgнт'ѕ

вacĸ тнaт waѕ тυrned тowardѕ мe.

ι υѕed тнe ĸey тo υnlocĸ тнe door

and leғт тнe door wιтнoυт ѕayιng

anoтнer word.

ι woĸe υp agaιn

тo realιze

тнaт ι ғoυnd anoтнer perѕon тнaт

ѕнυnned lιĸe everyone elѕe.