Hushed Willows Days go by

there was that melancholy feeling he had anticipated. it hung over them as soon as those hushed words left her. aeryn frowned, believing he was the one to blame for his sister’s sadness. there was no one else to blame. sunny was always there when he had the time and sure valiant wasn’t as present but he always bought a little life to the family when he felt like it. then there was aeryn, a closed off kid stuck in his own little world with his own little problems.

i’m lonely too... he averted his gaze to a nearby stump, sinking deeper and deeper into himself. sorry, he whispered.