§**=«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
@§**=«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«=**§@
#@§**=«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«=**§@#
##@§**=«.¨                                          ¨.«=**§@##
#@§**=«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«=**§@#
@§**=«.¨¨¨         *=«««««...¨  ¨...«««««=*         ¨¨¨.«=**§@
§**=«.¨¨¨¨         *                      *         ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨         * Mirage Class Goth Gf *         ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨         *                      *         ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         *=«««««...¨  ¨...«««««=*         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
§**=«.¨¨¨¨ I Used To Be A Goth, In My Youth, Doing  ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
@§**=«.¨¨¨ Crimes Mostly From Or In My Beloved And  ¨¨¨.«=**§@
#@§**=«.¨¨  Trusted Car, And Sometimes My Mothers   ¨¨.«=**§@#
##@§**=«.¨    Barn. We Lived Just Outside Town, A   ¨.«=**§@##
#@§**=«.¨¨   Grove At The End Of A Dirt Road, And   ¨¨.«=**§@#
@§**=«.¨¨¨   The Barn Was Placed So You Could Just  ¨¨¨.«=**§@
§**=«.¨¨¨¨ Make Out The Surrounding Fields Through  ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨                The Trees.                ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   My Car Was Black And Loud, Both The    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨    Engine And The Way The Parts Didn'T   ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨     Really Stick Together. I Took My     ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
§**=«.¨¨¨¨ Crimefriend For Rides, In The Dark, The  ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
@§**=«.¨¨¨   Eternal Dark That Seemed To Surround   ¨¨¨.«=**§@
#@§**=«.¨¨  Us. She Seemed To Cast This Veil Over   ¨¨.«=**§@#
##@§**=«.¨  Everything. Her Black Skirt Reached To  ¨.«=**§@##
#@§**=«.¨¨   Her Knees But Then Somehow Also Back   ¨¨.«=**§@#
@§**=«.¨¨¨   Around, Enveloping All My Memories Of  ¨¨¨.«=**§@
§**=«.¨¨¨¨            Our Time Together.            ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨   There Was Blood Everywhere. Sometimes  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   The Blood Was Her Red Lipstick Or Her  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ Checkered Shirt. She Was On Television.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨      We Did Crime, And We Made Weird     ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
§**=«.¨¨¨¨ Structures In The Barn, Tall Pillars Of  ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
@§**=«.¨¨¨  Dark Wood, Ladders And Plateaus, Fires  ¨¨¨.«=**§@
#@§**=«.¨¨  And Fairy Lights. We Would Sleep There  ¨¨.«=**§@#
##@§**=«.¨ And Drink There And She Would Go In The  ¨.«=**§@##
#@§**=«.¨¨                Television.               ¨¨.«=**§@#
@§**=«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«=**§@
§**=«.¨¨¨¨  And Then The Sun Came Out, And She Went ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨  Away. Everything Changed... I Yearned,  ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨   And The World Became Dull Around Me.   ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨    I Stopped Doing Crime, Except When    ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨  Necessarry. Things Somehow Seemed Like  ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
§**=«.¨¨¨¨  They Were Allright, Moulded In Place,   ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
@§**=«.¨¨¨   And I Loathed It ------ I Missed Her   ¨¨¨.«=**§@
#@§**=«.¨¨                 So Much.                 ¨¨.«=**§@#
##@§**=«.¨                                          ¨.«=**§@##
#@§**=«.¨¨                                          ¨¨.«=**§@#
@§**=«.¨¨¨             «««««..¨ ¨..«««««            ¨¨¨.«=**§@
§**=«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨  I Searched For Her, But Nobody Had Any  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨    Memories Of Her. Not So Much Of Me    ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ Either, From The Time We Were Together.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨  My Mother Said I Kept To Myself In The  ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
§**=«.¨¨¨¨           Barn, Or In The Car.           ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
@§**=«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«=**§@
#@§**=«.¨¨      Sometimes I Could Still See Her     ¨¨.«=**§@#
##@§**=«.¨    Flashing By On The Tv In The Barn.    ¨.«=**§@##
#@§**=«.¨¨     Everything Was Black Then, For A     ¨¨.«=**§@#
@§**=«.¨¨¨  Moment. I Remembered Her Laugh And Knew ¨¨¨.«=**§@
§**=«.¨¨¨¨   We Had Done Crimes Together, That It   ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨             Had Been Real...             ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨            «««««..¨ ¨..«««««             ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
§**=«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
@§**=«.¨¨¨    I Died By Getting Shot In The Head    ¨¨¨.«=**§@
#@§**=«.¨¨  While Ramming The Fence To A Military   ¨¨.«=**§@#
##@§**=«.¨   Facility. By This Time They Had Been   ¨.«=**§@##
#@§**=«.¨¨   Chasing Me For Days. I Lost Control    ¨¨.«=**§@#
@§**=«.¨¨¨   Over The Car, Crashed It Into A Rock   ¨¨¨.«=**§@
§**=«.¨¨¨¨    Wall And Flew Out The Windshield.     ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨   And Then I Got Up, And Looked Around.  ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨   It Was Dark, Where It Previously Had   ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨    Been A Bright Day. Around Me Where    ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨   Dozens Of Crashed Cars, All My Car,    ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
§**=«.¨¨¨¨               Some On Fire.              ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
@§**=«.¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨.«=**§@
#@§**=«.¨¨       The Ground Was Sticky, Red.        ¨¨.«=**§@#
##@§**=«.¨                                          ¨.«=**§@##
#@§**=«.¨¨   And Then I Realized That I Knew This   ¨¨.«=**§@#
@§**=«.¨¨¨     Darkness. I Knew The Way The Sky     ¨¨¨.«=**§@
§**=«.¨¨¨¨  Touched The Ground. This Was Her Doing! ¨¨¨¨.«=**§
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨               She Was Here!              ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=
*=«.¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«=*
**=«.¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨.«=**
§**=«.¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨.«=**§