The Light That Ran Into the Dark

She once believed that youth was like the first ray of dawn rising over the sea, so gentle, yet so dazzling. But little by little, she realized that the light meant for her had already dimmed as soon as it rose, and would never shine brightly again.

Her innocent crush took up five years of her youth.

She thought the boy would slowly fade from her memory, but when he appeared again, she didn’t know what to do.

That boy ran into her dark world. His light illuminated her and warmed her, too.

To her, he was salvation.

But later, even the warmest light could no longer thaw her frozen heart.

She had imagined a future, but it never gave her a chance. The moment she chose to live facing the sun, it left her without hesitation.

And so the girl the boy had fought with all his might to save fell from the sky before his eyes, like the dimmest shooting star…