Chapitre 205: A Construct Of Relation

'I miss them.'

People often said that childhood was the main phase that defined what kind of person someone would grow up to be. However, what was it that defined a person's childhood?

What was there to develop in the mind of a child whose age could be counted on one hand other than a sense of belonging… a faint relationship linking them to their parents and family?

'I miss it.'

What would a child end up with if even that was taken away from them? In a state of emptiness with nothing to cling to, there was nothing that could take root other than one of the humans' strongest emotions.

'I want to return.'

Desire.

'I want to go back.'

At first, one may search for what they lost, hoping to retrieve their core. Unfortunately, not everyone had that option, that was especially the case for a child. One could only wish, but not all wishes came time.

'...I want one.'