You are my... sunshine.

The words feel foreign on your tongue.

My... only... sunshine.

You struggle through the lies.

You make me... happy... when skies... are grey.

Hissing, you feel the words weigh on your conscience.

You'll never know... dear... how much I... love you...

And then they're gone, gone, gone, and you have no reason to stop the lie because there is no one to distract you.

Please don't take my sunshine away.

"I-" you start.

"I l-"

The lie worms its way out through your lips.

"I lo-"

And suddenly, suddenly, you are gone.

Running, running, running, running, feet pounding the ground, run.

You tore your hand from her grasp, and ran away like a coward. Slowly, you realized what you'd done. It didn't even matter. Your sunshine, your real sunshine... they were gone, and nothing could fix that.

Sinking to the ground, you fall asleep, exhausted from running.

You see him. He is standing, arms wide. He calls your name and you embrace him.

"I love you," you whisper to him. He nods and says it back. Something in your chest breaks and you have the feeling of cold, like water was poured over your body. Then you step out of the body, the body that was too cold.

You are my sunshine.

Now you are sitting hand in hand with him.

My only sunshine.

Reaching over to kiss him.

You make me happy when skies are grey.

Being picked up by him and screaming, joyful screaming.

You already know, dear, how much I love you...

Living the life you could never have together.

My sunshine's here now.