I watch Mist and Boyd stroll through a garden together in bliss.
I hear Jill yelling at Haar to wake up as she sits on his lap.
I notice Reyson blushing as Tibarn kisses him on the cheek.
Tears form in my eyes, they shine like gems, but sting like acid. I have to escape.
I'm running through some overgrown path, gnarled branches swipe at my legs.
I find a deserted area nearby and I collapse there, my head is foggy.
Then I find something in the corner of my eye.
The numbness is knocked out of my body, just when I need it the most.
There is Ike, holding Elincia against a tree. He is whispering something in her ear, and she is lightly smiling and kissing his neck.
The color is drained from my face when I see them together.
If only I had returned his affections earlier, perhaps he wouldn't have fallen in love with her.
Even though my legs are bleeding, I can only feel blood dripping from my shredded heart.
I had been waiting for him to sweep me off my feet.
I was waiting for him to vanquish my nightmares.
Now, my only chance at happiness has slipped through my trembling fingers, as I lie in the wake of a disastrous love.