Her cold hands graced the metal, jagged knife. Her endless tears streamed down her face, as she took small sobs. Loose strands of hair hung around her pale face. Susan glanced at the clock, it was 12:55.

She had been sitting in the same position for almost two hours. Two hours since she heard the news, two hours since her soul left her body, two hours since his beautiful smile began to fade and had escaped her mind forever, and two hours since her spirit died. Susan didn't want to deny Him anymore, maybe that's why she wasn't with the man she loved. All she could do was blame herself; she couldn't point her finger at the facts, because the facts were now staring her in the face, and the facts had stabbed her in the heart. 12:56.

She took another swig from her lipstick stained glass, and flinched at the sharp taste of her vodka, as she crumpled up an old family picture. She had been staring at his familiar smile for too long. One large sob escaped her throat, and Susan clutched her face, as if she was trying to force the tears back. 12:57.

The fire she had put on for warmth also conveniently went out around the same time the telegraph came. The room had dropped fifteen degrees since the fire went out. She didn't bother to close the windows, and didn't bother to turn the heat on. Whether or not the heat was on wouldn't make a difference. She was going to feel this cold for the rest of her life. 12:58.

In Susan's mind, the way she was going to die was almost classic. It seemed like something you would read in an old fashioned sad ending love story. The final dramatic, irrefutable ending. 12:59.

As Susan closed her eyes; she saw his calm face calling for her. His delicate lips parted as he mouthed the words 'I love you'. Susan pressed the tip of the knife into her chest. Susan kept her eyes closed, hoping that maybe that vision would never leave her sight. The clock rang once as Susan opened her mouth in pain. Blood gushed down her hands, soaking into her white silk gown, as her head tilted back in defeat. For a love so jaded… the lovers' time had finally run out.