The Bluestocking 2023-24

angel. Sally was close to not remembering it at all, that Mar proudly said into the mic that this song was for her. Sally wasn’t originally called Sally. Her real name is Yujing, one that she switched after moving to a completely new city, in hope of starting a new life with a new identity, as a new person. But she still picked Sally, because of Oasis, because of Mar, because it reminds her of how gently Mar sang her name again and again in her song. In their song. Maybe it was a futile attempt for her to escape into something new as a means for healing. Death is the end of love. This is what she had always tried convincing herself with, but she could never make herself believe it. Maybe someday she would meet someone just like Mar, with the same ginger-but-dyed hair, arrogant posture, witty sense of humour, and an MP3 that only contains Oasis songs. Maybe she would fall in love and finally run away from her pain. Maybe by then her heart would be pounding again and she would truly be happy.

But until then, love will be the end of death.

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