She stood by and watched as they turned their backs to her and walked away, hand in hand. Her heart broke into pieces as they disappeared from sight, leaving behind only the fading memory of their presence.
She stayed there until arms wrapping around her waist startled her from her melancholy thoughts.
"What are you doing?" a smooth voice whispered into her ear.
"Saying goodbye," she said back, her voice choking on her tears.
He took her hand and led her away, leaving behind the two mounds of dirt that were shaded by the overhanging branches of an old tree.
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Hmm, I started out with the first line, planning on going in one direction, but I began writing and it took me down a completely new path.
As to who is being referred to in here, I'll leave that up to you decipher. I think I made it pretty obvious, but I could be wrong!
