Okay, it's short, I know, but it was burning a hole in my notebook and I was bored.
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The feeling of her lips on mine, the comfort of having her fall asleep in my arms, the sound of her laughter, the image of her smile, the sparkle in her eyes, her love of life, her energetic personality; all the things I loved were slipping away and before I knew it, I took off running.
Running after my fiancée, running after my best friend, running after the woman I loved and couldn't live without. Running, running, calling out her name on the way; she didn't turn. I know she heard me, but she didn't stop, she didn't turn, so I kept running. I would not stop, I would not give up. I kept running, calling her name once more.
She slowed and stopped, but didn't turn. I slowed to a jog until I caught up, stopping behind her. She turned. I saw the tears. The pain, the anger, the sadness, I saw it all. I hesitated, wondering if I was jumping too quickly.
I thought about our lives and how we had evolved together over the years. I thought of her daily visits to the diner. I thought of her eating habits and her coffee drinking. I remembered watching her go through what seemed like every other guy in the planet, while I stood in the background, waiting silently; waiting, fixing things around her house, baking cakes for her daughter, building her a chuppah, trying to accept that she would never be mine, yelling, forgiving, breaking church bells, waiting for her to notice me. I remembered taking her to Liz's wedding, taking her to Sniffy's Tavern, yelling at her to stand still, and finally feeling her soft, perfect lips on mine for the first time. I thought of our fights and our make-ups, our ups and downs, thinking about all this, and I knew it was right, cursing myself for doubting it in the first place.
"Do you still want to go to Maryland? 'Cause I sure as hell do."
Thanks for reading and for those of you wondering, I am like 90 percent done with the next chapter of "What Now?" I just have to write one more scene which I am hoping to do this weekend, but no promises.
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