Lost in the Clouds: A gentle story to help children understand death and grief (Difficult Conversations)

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Resting on a bench, Chan-il asks if they should go grab dinner, however, Skylar decides he should leave. After reminiscing a bit, Chan-il tells Skylar he had fun, and they should hang out again. Skylar doesn’t respond. He instead thinks about how he doesn’t know if his feelings for Chan-il are genuine, or if they’re still remnants of what he had for Minwoo, [29] as Chan-il resembles Minwoo. [30] [29] As the two get up from the bench and begin walking, Skylar muses over his life once more. He silently pledges that someday he’ll apologize to Chan-il for taking his pictures, and he quietly tells him he’s sorry. [30] However, he knows Chan-il will never smile or think of him the same way once he does that, and therefore he asks if he can just be a little selfish for a bit longer. [30] During lunchtime, Yoochan and Jiwon get into a discourse over how Jiwon took the bread Yoochan had been wanting the entire morning, just to spite Yoochan. Jiwon asks Chan-il and Cirrus if they understand the feeling of wanting to take what someone else wants, and the two immediately tell him "no" in their own way. The group continues talking, however, Cirrus stops listening to them as he hears Dongsik's voice. He listens to him complain about his mother gatekeeping him from buying new earbuds. As the two passes by him, Dongsik trips over Cirrus's foot, embarrassing him completely. Dongsik, believing he didn't fall by accident, turns around to see what could have happened to him, but doesn't see a thing. He wonders what he tripped over. [43] Meanwhile, with Chan-il, he tells his friends about Skylar, which causes Cirrus to laugh hysterically, while Ji-Gyeom curses Skylar. Cirrus tells Chan-il that he understands where Skylar is coming from because he had already told Chan-il to leave him alone before. He asks Chan-il if he’s trying to befriend Skylar out of pity because Skylar is alone all the time. Cirrus continues that if that’s the case, then Chan-il shouldn’t do that, as it could be annoying from Skylar’s perspective, especially since he had already told Chan-il to leave him alone. Chan-il then feels guilty about his actions. [22] i139439420 |b1200002524795 |dsufje |g- |m |h5 |x2 |t2 |i0 |j33 |k210716 |n10-27-2023 21:12 |o- |aE TIN Late at night, at his tutoring spot, Cirrus thinks about how Skylar thanked him. He smirks and silently states, "Yeah, that's more like it". [46] At lunch, as his friends are talking about various things, Cirrus asks Jiwon where Chan-il is. Jiwon explains that he's eating lunch with Skylar till it's time for the festival. Then, he proceeds to tell Cirrus about how the four of them have been studying together at the library. Cirrus then leaves to go looking for them. [46] Cirrus dashes frantically throughout the school looking for Skylar, almost similar to how he was looking for Candy. [46] He eventually stops, not able to find them in any room he looked in. As he's walking down the hall, he spots them outside. Cirrus immediately flings open the window and watches Skylar as he smiles and beams as he walks with Chan-il. Cirrus scratches the wall in complete irritation, similar to what he did in Skylar’s bathroom. [46] [35] Seemingly seething, Cirrus darkly asks why "it has to be Chan-il". [46]

Three days later, during the weekend, Skylar is at home, figuring out a way to tell Chan-il that he had canceled their plans. As he’s texting him, Chan-il messages him that he’s on his way to the meeting spot. Realizing it’s too late now, Skylar heads out. As he leaves the house, he tells his mother that he’s going to study but she doesn’t respond to him. As Skylar is waiting for Chan-il, he makes plans to go study at the library before returning home, as he wants to avoid running into his mother as best he can. [29] Cirrus, angry over what just happened, throws around objects in his room, as he realizes that Jisu had set everything up so he could get beaten. [38] He warns her that he’ll throw her out eventually. He then thinks about the flash drive and goes to find it, stating that he can’t lose it. He finds it, and stares at it, as he muses that Skylar was the first person he ever told about himself. [38] He wonders why he did that, and slowly realizes that Skylar doesn’t care and is not interested in anything about him. Therefore, he has no expectations and won’t be disappointed in him. He now understands that Skylar is the only person he can be himself around. That’s why he went looking for him, why he was so angry when Skylar tried to keep his distance, and why he was relieved when Skylar showed up. [38] From this, he decides that Skylar will always have to stay by his side. [38]

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Skylar becoming popular recently at school while Cirrus losing his popularity, pretty ironic right? While the school bell rings, Skylar attempts to explain his frustration with the midterm results. He explains that Cirrus had triggered him, which caused him to have trouble focusing on the test. He had sacrificed so much because it was the only hope he had for going to college. [19] Cirrus teases him some more, asking Skylar if he had enjoyed the kiss so much that he couldn’t study. If that was the case, then he was flattered. However, he would forgive the sudden strike due to the fact that he had kissed Skylar without consent. Cirrus moves on to showing Skylar his bleeding mouth, prefacing that Skylar had punched him hard just then. [19]

Surpasses generic relationships between people with emotional stall upon their sorroundings. Contrary to other BL manhwas out there, something about the storytelling makes you hook to the edge of your seat, with a twisted stomach and a mind boggler. The charms of 4 charas—Yeon Skylar, Seong Chan-Il, Choi Minwoo and Baek Cirrus is definitely not something to ignore. Read, and wait till you felt the chemistry upon the diverse relationship of boys in their blooming days as they journey to a world of unknown, with happiness, obsession, desires, and yes. mental illness. Skylar was studying at home when his mother came into his room. She had asked him why he wasn't at the co-studying space and sat down on his bed after receiving an answer. Skylar had asked if she needed something, to which his mother hesitantly brought up his next doctor's appointment. She had told him they could cancel it, which surprised Skylar. His mother had stated that if Skylar truly wanted it, then he didn't need to go anymore. She had explained she thought he was still struggling with the past because he wasn't talking much and still seemed depressed. However, she had brought up her talk with Cirrus and explained Cirrus had told her he was smart and friendly. Everyone got along with him, and the teachers were fond of him as well. She had asked Cirrus if that was true, as Skylar hadn't told her about any of that, kind of suspicious. Cirrus had told her that he doesn't talk to his parents about those kinds of things either and that it was a common occurrence for a lot of kids to do that sort of thing. [44] Skylar is awoken from his thoughts due to Cirrus tapping him with a can of lemonade. He tells Skylar to take the lemonade, as he doesn't understand how Skylar can eat a sandwich without anything to drink. Cirrus gets up and tells Skylar that he's going to head inside. He adds that Skylar shouldn't stay outside too long. Before he leaves, Skylar hesitantly thanks Cirrus. [44] Soon after the rumors started, Minwoo had the bullying move on to assault. He would command a group of people that hated Skylar to beat him up, JoonHo was included in this group. Due to this, Skylar developed a strong hatred for Minwoo. [56] The bullying continued till fall, and at some point, Minwoo had the group only beat Skylar in spots that wouldn't show normally, such as the stomach or the legs, so that way his mother wouldn't find out. [56] At some point, in the middle of washing his clothes, his mother found bloodstains, and she became suspicious. She tried to interrogate Skylar, but he refused to give her any information. Eventually, she talked with one of Skylar’s classmates who revealed to her that Skylar was being bullied and that it was all started by Minwoo, and that Skylar is supposedly gay. [56]Meanwhile, with Cirrus in Skylar’s house, Cirrus is in Skylar’s room. He finds the yearbook that he had in middle school and works his way through it. He finds Skylar in his last year and becomes disappointed at how he hasn’t changed his appearance all that much. Then, he finds something, and wonders if it’s Skylar. [39] With precise wording, the story is written from a grieving child's perspective: "He liked to think she was now in the clouds." I, personally, have thought this about certain special people who've passed—even as an adult. Have you? aWhen we lose someone, we wish we could still see, feel, and hear them. Billy misses his mummy very much. He likes to imagine she is always around him, up in the clouds. abe |amdlh |a(2)mr |a(6)su |a(2)sub |a(2)subjv |a(2)suf |a(2)sufjv |a(2)sus |a(2)susjv |a(2)tl |a(2)tlw |a(2)tlwj |b230712 |cm |da |e- |feng |gnyu |h0 |i7

aYDX |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDX |dBDX |dUKMGB |dOCLCF |dOCO |dGO3 |dATCDL |dTOH |dY38 |dIMF |dILC |dNZLPP |dUAP |dOCLCOSkylar's photos that he took without the consent of Seong Chan-il, a crush of his, were found by Chan-il's best friend, Baek Cirrus. At first, Cirrus was going to tell Chan-il about the pictures, but upon realizing he could do more "entertaining" things with them, he decides to use them to his advantage. [4] First, he messages Skylar under the name "hi" [2] and tells him that he has the pictures. The following day, he messes with Skylar more by sending the pictures Skylar had taken of Chan-il, while Skylar is talking to Chan-il. Skylar opens the image in public, however, he’s able to hide the image from Chan-il. As Chan-il and Cirrus are leaving the classroom, Cirrus whispers to Skylar that he should hide his expressions better, lest he gets found out. [5] Due to this, Skylar begins to realize that Cirrus is "hi". As school is ending, Skylar grabs Cirrus to talk with him in the hallway. Cirrus manipulates Skylar into a trap, using the basis that he won't tell Chan-il about the photos as long as Skylar tells Chan-il himself and apologizes for it. [6] Skylar, believing him, messages him later that night, thanking him for not telling Chan-il about them, and that he's willing to do whatever Cirrus wants. [6] Skylar freaks out as Cirrus begins counting the number of gray hairs on his head. Skylar tells him that he’s lying, and Cirrus tells him that he’s right, it was lint. Cirrus tells him to hold still, so he can find more, but Skylar tells him that he’ll just shake it all out. While the two are talking, Jeong-hoon watches their banter. [41] He becomes too creeped out and walks away. After he has left, Skylar turns around to request that he tells Dongsik something. However, he stops mid-sentence, realizing Jeong-hoon has left. He had bought a camera to take photos of his puppy Candy. Mentioning how Skylar and Chan-il are in the photography club, Cirrus states he wanted to tag along. The next day, Chan-il is at a bookstore, buying books for music composition. While there, he notices Skylar. He goes to greet him, where Skylar tells him he’s there to buy some workbooks. Chan-il notices the books that he’s holding, realizes he’s studying extra hard, and worries for him. [28] Chan-il tries to help him get his mind off studying by telling him that they haven’t had a photography lesson in some time. [28] Skylar hesitates before requesting that they stop doing the photography lessons. He apologizes, but Chan-il tells him not to worry about it, and thanks him for the lessons. Skylar tells Chan-il farewell and begins to leave. He silently tells himself this decision was for the best, as now he can try and move on. However, Chan-il grabs him and asks him if he can return the favor for all the lessons Skylar gave him. He asks if they hang out the upcoming weekend. [28] aMothers |xDeath |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2019102934 |vJuvenile literature. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001674

After that, his mother handled the situation privately with Minwoo's parents, and the bullying subsided. However, Skylar was still alone for the rest of the time till graduation. After he graduated, they moved so he could start a new life and begin treatment. [30] After Moving [ ] After being seized by Skylar, who asks if they can talk for a minute with a somewhat manic expression, Cirrus apprehensively replies sure. Confirming that he is the one who messaged Skylar, he is upfront that he came across the photos after computer class when he stayed behind to tidy up. Seeing they were all of Chan-il, while Cirrus tells Skylar he is sorry for looking at his photos and deleting them without permission, however once he knew he could not just let it slide. Asked to keep this a secret, Cirrus answers he cannot pretend like he did not see what he saw, especially when it is about his friend. Affirming that Chan-il should know, Cirrus explains to Skylar that he is sure Chan-il will forgive him if he comes clean, it is not like he took any weird photos. They'd gotten closer since Cirrus had to leave his home, but these things came with problems, tension, and arguments. After finding his old lighter, things spiral out of control in Skylar's life. The last thing he expected was to end up smoking again... Follow Billy and his father as they navigate the loss of his mother through beautifully emotive illustrations and text: Nearly a week later, it's the day of the festival. Cirrus finishes reading the instructions the groups are supposed to follow, then leaves to go to his club room. However, he is stopped by two classmates, who ask him if they can help promote their booth. They perm his hair and draw heart marks on his face. [47] Cirrus goes to the club room while covering up the markings. He asks that Yoochan takes his bag so he can go to the restroom. However, Yoochan instead forcibly removes Cirrus's hands from his face to see the markings. He tells Cirrus that it isn't a big deal, as they put one on his arm. His other members tell him that it looks too festive to remove, and proceeds to urge him to hurry and put on his apron, as other groups have already started. Cirrus obliges and grabs his apron, however, as he does so, the entire soccer club watches him. Confused, Cirrus unfurls the apron, to see it's a traditional maid apron. [47] Yoochan explains that they're short on aprons and that the apron he's supposed to wear is their last year's manager's. Cirrus decides to take off his uniform instead of wearing the apron, however, his club doesn't let him. They grab Cirrus and force him into the outfit. [47]Minwoo blindfolded Skylar beforehand and kissed him. At first, Skylar enjoyed what was happening, however, the kiss started to become aggressive and uncomfortable for him. Skylar asked him to stop, but he didn't. As Skylar resisted, he suddenly heard Minwoo's voice behind him. Skylar immediately took the blindfold off and turned around, to see Minwoo sitting complacently behind him. [54] He faced forward to see a fellow classmate in front of him. The classmate apologized and claimed that Minwoo made him do it. Skylar broke down, as Minwoo ridiculed him, explaining that he, essentially, just simulated what Skylar did to him. [54] As he left the classroom, he thanked Skylar for faking their friendship all these years. cirrus is an amazing bf and he has friends , gets on well with his mother and talks to his sister more often Then he does what a child would: tries to climb to those clouds (dangerously). He tries as hard as he can, with child engineering and his loud voice. This moving and sensitively-written picture book gently explores grief and teaches children how to deal with their emotions surrounding the death of a loved one. With beautiful and colourful illustrations to accompany the touching narrative, this children's book is perfect for adults to share with their little ones and to help them understand what they are going through. The next day, after school, Skylar tried to apologize to Minwoo about the sexual assault, blaming it on the alcohol. Minwoo replied that he didn't dislike the kiss, which startled Skylar. Minwoo then asked Skylar if he would like to try it again, [53] this time conscious and sober. Skylar, excited at the fact that he could be reciprocating his feelings, decided to do it. [53]