Lachrymose

{ lachrymose } adj. [lak-ruh-mohs] given to shedding tears readily; tearful

act one
"Are you okay...?"

"What happened?"

"Is everything alright?"

Their anxious voices fill my hearing, and I try to ignore them. I try to walk faster, but they only follow me. Can't they take a hint?

I lower my head as I storm past them. "Yes." I say darkly, my voice a growl. "Everything is fine."

It's the same question, over and over and over again. I wish they'd say something else. Something that doesn't remind me of my own misfortune.

Actually... I'd rather have them shut up. That would be great. For them to be silenced so I could have a moment's peace.