Until the Melody Fades
As I felt the medication work, I looked up at my reflection in the mirror, pale and haggard as a banshee, and the tears finally tipped over.
The man I loved was so close, just a few steps away. I wanted to tell him that I was in pain, and that I almost couldn't hold on any longer. I wanted him to hold me, if only for a little while.
But I couldn't do that now, nor could I do it anymore in the future.
In my daze, I thought I heard his voice calling my name from outside the room, so soft it was almost unreal.
"Melody…"
A hallucination, I thought. The pain had finally made me lose my mind.
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