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In Another Life
By: Adisty Anggraini
That morning, the silence felt so suffocating
filling the house in every room. Their death, at that time I
couldn't understand, this must all be just a prank, right?
they are still here, right? Dad… Mom….
"I hate you, why do you leave me alone? You
have the heart to leave me alone."
My tears began to fall on the graves of my
parents, alone I cried mourning their departure. Hoping
that all this was just a trick, my parents should still be
there. I was just dreaming, I wanted to wake up from this
nightmare. After that, I lived alone. Lost in sorrow, I
lived as if I had no more will to live.
That night, I returned from school to the quiet
house by bus. I looked at the street from the bus window,
accidentally saw a happy family with a little girl holding
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