"The stars are brighter at night." She said, standing over his grave. "That's what you told me, remember? You said the stars never leave the sky, they just aren't bright enough to be seen when the sun's there." She didn't cry when she came here anymore.

"Mom left too, you know." She let that information sink in before continuing. "I guess she wanted to be with you." She chuckled, trying to sound happy, but a tear sneaked its way through her cheek.

"I hope you're both happy together." She cleaned her cheek, trying to pretend that tear was never there. "God knows how much she missed you." She continued, and now more than a single tear came down her cheek, her smile was almost entirely gone. "Yeah, we missed you a lot."

The only response she got was the blowing of the wind, as her face felt slightly colder where the tears had gone. "I hope you were right about the stars, you know." She said, on the verge of breaking down. "Because.." She raised her hand towards her mouth, trying to stop a sob. "Because it's pretty fucking dark right now." Her words came suddenly, like a runner dashing his hundred meters.

She broke down into tears, she crouched near his grave and put her arms against her face as she sobbed. The wind did nothing for her, it was completely indifferent to her crying, much like the rest of the world at that moment. When she managed to stop, a darker spot where her eyes would have been could be seen on her pink blouse.

She stood up, trying to look the best she could for him. "Sorry." She said, her voice weakened to a near whisper. "I said a swear. I didn't mean to, it's just that.." She stopped, trying to control herself into not crying again. "It's just that mom had just started talking to me. I just wish she had stayed a bit longer, you know." She sighed, as the memories flowed back into her mind, that smile she was trying to muster before nowhere to be found.

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"She was like.. totally quiet for like.. two years? She wouldn't talk to me, you know. She thought she was the only one grieving and only because I tried my best to be happy for her she thought I didn't miss you like she did, even though I'm the only one that came to visit every week." Her voice lowered to a whisper before she continued. "It was so unfair."

"Maybe she couldn't stand me anymore and wanted to be with you already." You could almost sense anger in her voice, and there was no one there to tell her how stupid that sounded, and so she'd never know.

"I don't know what to do, I got no one now." She said, leaving the previous subject entirely alone. "I mean, I can take care of myself, I won't starve, that's not it. It's just that.." She stopped to try and find the words, to no avail. "Nevermind I guess."

Minutes passed, the wind maintained its cold indifference, refusing to be the one to warm her heart in this time of need.

She tried opening her mouth to speak again, then she turned to go away. She took a few steps before she turned back and broke the silence again.

"I'm not gonna.. be around anymore." She said, then turned around but didn't walk away just yet. "You have mom now, so I'll uh.." She stayed silent for a long amount of time. She opened her mouth to finish that phrase but couldn't bear to even if there was no one to hear it, so she just started walking away.

She didn't turn back, no matter how much it hurt to do so.