Pained Laughter

Her laugh broke the silence.

Such an ironic sound for her current state of mind, with the silence weighing heavily around her.

She laughed because the alternative was to cry, sitting in her room all alone. Assessing her situation, and wondering how she became so lonely.

But it's a self imposed loneliness, and she knows that. She can't bring herself to put every problem on the few people who care.

So she sits, and she thinks. While the laughter quickly turns into sobbing, and the sun goes down.