[#RainbowCreationClub] The Quiet Way Home Spun by the Wind

Nijiclip-san, I am participating in your prompt 'Japanese pampas grass'!!

The thumbnail illustration also really stirs the imagination. Thank you so much!!

The Quiet Way Home Spun by the Wind

Like a memory from distant days, the whisper of the wind echoed in the girl's ears.

The field of pampas grass was the golden color of autumn, swaying gently while spilling grains of light.

Standing on this hill, unknown to anyone, was Rin's daily routine.

"Don't cry today."

The wind spoke gently, just as it always did.

A voice that no one else believed in.

Laughed at for having an overactive imagination, her heart faded a little more each time her loneliness deepened.

However, if she stepped into the pampas grass, the wind was there, beyond the path that continued to the sky.

One day, when the sunset dyed the pampas grass silver, Rin whispered softly.

"Who are you?"

The transparent wind spirit stood there, its form nearly fading away.

It had no outline, yet it was strangely beautiful.

"Because you asked, I am here. Though all people eventually forget the voice of the wind."

The ears of pampas grass reflected glitteringly in Rin's eyes.

"Am I the only one who can hear you?"

"Your heart is a clear water surface. Even if it clouds over with fear or sadness, you only need to listen to your true voice."

The wind dances through the clusters of pampas grass, descending as light.

In that moment, a single tear traced down my cheek, and I felt the loneliness deep in my chest melt away a little.

The voice of the wind is gentle.

It is okay for me to be myself, whoever that may be.

The autumn sky is infinitely high, and the pampas grass resonates like ripples.

Even when the curtain of night falls, the spirit of the wind does not vanish.

Because within the crisp air, a gentle voice remains.

"Come again."

Seen off by the voice of the wind spirit, Rin smiled just a little on her way home.

Until the field of pampas grass and the whispers of the wind become a "place she can return to."

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