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I thread h her identical ones and smile

It’s the first tiht that used to hold me down

My family

She’s my family

We’re the same

Sah hers is shorter Sae blue eyes that mirror the deep ocean and the vast sky

We ht have lived apart, but we’re still the same

We still look at each other like we’re mirrors, like we’re halves split into two different bodies

From today onward, my life will be different I’ve finally found this peace, and I’ll do whatever it takes to protect it

We sit on an old bench in a cottage It’s huh the half-brokenThe forest surrounding us feels like a protection against the outside world

This is our haven

Our sanctuary where no one can find us

It brings back memories from the times when Reina and I used to hold each other and hide

Back then, we made no sound We barely breathed