I can't see an end to this starless sky. I lost my footing long ago and fallen into the unescapable. Strangely, it no longer feels as though I'm falling. Completely motionless, I gaze into nothing.

  You'll come for me, won't you?

  We used to soar across that star-filled sky, not a single worry in our minds. Freedom to roam the world above, Never once apart.

  You remember, don't you?

  I could see them before as I fell, the stars, drifting further and further away. Now they're gone, a memory slowly fading.

  You won't be the same, will you?

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  A tree by a lake, reflecting the starry sky. There we sat, alone together. A silent moment passed; a soft breeze blew. You made a promise.

  You haven't forgotten, have you?

  All feeling has left my body, far beyond numb. I can no longer see the shape of myself. Even my own name escapes me.

  I'm still real, aren't I?

  I can't remember how long it's been since my last breath. Where are you? The light to make me whole.

  I haven't been abandoned, have I?

  I'm dissipating. I'm alone. I can no longer exist in this diminished state, but contempt will make me whole. Malice completes me.

  I'll be fine, won't I?

  Forgotten and jaded. Abandoned and alone. Your promise left broken. Hatred and woe tie me to life.

  I was never worth anything, was I?