Year 16
19 September
The red flames spiraled upwards.
I watched the house I'd lived in until this
morning burst into flames.
People who recognized me ran to me while neighbors
ran out frantically to see the fire.
We couldn't get in the house.
The fire engine couldn't go inside.
I stopped and stared.
It was the end of summer.
Autumn was just around the corner.
The sky was blue and the air was dry.
What was I supposed to feel?
What was I supposed to do?
I didn't know how to feel.
And then...
Mom
A loud crash confirmed the house's collapse.
The house was wrapped in hot flames.
The walls.
The pillars.
The ceiling.
My room.
And I watched.
Too shocked to do anything else but
stare onwards until my eyes fell out of focus.
Someone pushed me as they rushed past me.
The fire engine had arrived and they were able to get inside.
Someone else shook me,
trying to get me to say something.
I couldn't.
"Is someone inside?"
The person asked, shaking me.
I looked at them dumbly.
"Is your mom inside?"
Somehow I answered:
"No. No one's inside."
A mother from the neighborhood
came up to me next.
"Where's your mom then?
Where is she?"
"Nobody's inside," I answered flatly.
I myself didn't know whether she
was in the house or not.
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BTS LOVE YOURSELF - THE NOTES (ENGLISH TRANSLATION)
Ngẫu nhiênEnglish translation for THE NOTES 화양연화 in BTS LOVE YOURSELF 'her' 'tear' 'answer' albums. Versions LOVE YOUR and SELF are available here. NO TRANSLATION REQUESTS PLEASE
