Masks

I want to quote Hazel Grace Lancaster, the main character of the famous book The Fault in Our Stars by John Greene, when she said that "depression is the side effect of dying".

Indeed it is.

My aunt wasn't literally on the brink of death. But ever since Allen had died, she appeared to be so every day.

I want to mention another quote I saw on the internet. It was something about being sad, and it goes, "Suicide doesn't kill people, sadness does".

And once again, I agreed to it.

Aunt Hilda had drowned herself in the pool of sadness, which killed her on the inside.

I tried to cheer her up by cooking and playing little happy music in her player and talking to her animatedly about anything I could think of, but it was to no avail.

My cousin Allen was saddened by this too. He wouldn't admit it, but I knew how he wished to see his mother and tell her every little crazy thing that had happened to him.

I pity him, but I can't do anything about it.

Matthew was already scolded and warne