She took a step back, watching as the warning he'd given her earlier proved true: the rain was coming down harder now.
Truthfully, Alin wasn't the type to pry into other people's business. But if she stayed silent, an awkwardness might settle between them, (...)
If you asked what she's actually doing there, who knows โ even I don't quite understand it. Maybe she just likes the sensation of not being lonely amid the crowd.
@TamagoPost There's a slightly funny habit about Alin. She often goes to clubs and buys whiskey, but doesn't drink it. "Just take it, it's all yours." Her hand slides the still-full whiskey across.
@TamagoPost I usually prefer the highlands, the place where I was born and the place where my father was born are both in the highlands.
Aisilin Linnea, 1991.
@jelagajiwa It's about beauty, mostly. Or rather, what people are willing to sacrifice to keep it. I suppose I find that interesting, considering what I do for a living.
@TamagoPost Oh, are you an actress? Nice to meet you. Day-to-day I just practice at one of the clinics in Jakarta and Bandung. Can you guess what I do for a living?
Aisilin Linnea, 1991.
(...) the mark slipped out of her mouth โ Alin could tell from the way the man had given her a small warning.
"Aisilin Linnea, just call me Alin." Her head tilted slightly to the side, then bowed a little, as if offering a greeting.
Even though she deliberately stayed silent there, the woman who was familiarly called Alin appreciated the kindness of the man beside her without openly rejecting it, "But getting caught in the rain isn't a bad thing. Are you afraid of rain?" A guess that might well miss (...)
๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ does not disappear โ it only changes shape. And if you rely on time, time does not always heal, nor does it always transform it. This is a story of the hours I spent in thought, going deeper to meet myself.
๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐. I made peace with it the day I realized even grief does not stay.
๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐. I made peace with it the day I realized even grief does not stay.