It was a sunny day at the Seville home. Simon and Jeanette were playing chess,Eleanor and Theodore were baking cookies and cupcakes,and Brittany and Alvin were fighting. I'm breaking up with you,said Brittany. Why? asked Alvin. Because you drive me crazy,that's why,said Brittany. Not again,said Alvin. Brittany walked away. Alvin was sad. What Happened? asked Theodore. Brittany broke up with me,said Alvin. and now i have a broken heart. Aww,said Eleanor. What's a broken heart? asked Theodore. A broken heart,said Simon. is a common metaphor used to describe the intense emotional pain or suffering one feels after losing a loved one, whether through death, divorce, breakup, physical separation, or romantic rejection. Also,said Jeanette. Heartbreak is usually associated with losing a family member or spouse, though losing a parent, child, pet, lover or close friend can all "break one's heart", and it is frequently experienced during grief and bereavement. The phrase refers to the physical pain one may feel in the chest as a result of the loss, although it also by extension includes the emotional trauma of loss even where it is not experienced as somatic pain. Although "heartbreak" ordinarily does not imply any physical defect in the heart, there is a condition known as "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy" (broken heart syndrome), where a traumatising incident triggers the brain to distribute chemicals that weaken heart tissue. In many legends and fictional tales, said Simon. characters die after suffering a devastating loss. But even in reality people die from what appears to be a broken heart. Die? said Theodore. Yeah,said Jeanette. Broken heart syndrome is commonly blamed for the death of a person whose spouse is already deceased, but the cause is not always so clear-cut. The condition can be triggered by sudden emotional stress caused by a traumatic breakup or the death of a loved one. Broken heart syndrome is clinically different from a heart attack because the patients have few risk factors for heart disease and were previously healthy prior to the heart muscles weakening. The recovery rates for those suffering from "broken heart syndrome" are faster than those who had heart attacks and complete recovery to the heart is achieved within two weeks. two weekes? said Theodore. Exaculy,said Simon.