When You're Gone

I always needed time on my own
I never thought I'd need you there when I cry
And the days feel like years when I'm alone
And the bed where you lie is made up on your side

When you walk away I count the steps that you take
Do you see how much I need you right now?

"This is the right thing to do, but it still hurts." Paige said, getting up from the couch.

"You make it sound like cough syrup." Alex said before picking up her bag. She looked at the girl she loved for so long for the last time before walking out the door.

Paige couldn't help but count the steps Alex took before she left. She put on her designer sunglasses so no one could see the tears that were about to run down her face.

Paige lay in her bed, her eyes puffy and red from crying all week. She took off work for a while. She felt like the whole world has turned on her and all she has is a box of tissues and a picture. The side of the bed were Alex slept was made and Paige would run her hand over the spot. She regretted what she did; she didn't know it would have this much of an effect on her. She loved Alex no doubt. I wonder if Alex knows how much I need her right now. She thought.

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too

When you're gone
The words I need to hear to always get me through
The day and make it ok
I miss you

"Paige you've got to get out of the house, go back to work, get some fun back in your life." Marco said one day.

"And what good would that do, Marco?" Paige said.

"Get your mind off her." He said.

"Marco, nothing can get my mind off her, I made a mistake." Paige stopped to whip the tears from her face, "When she's gone, I feel like part of me is missing, I can't get through the day without what she used to say to me to make it ok. Marco I miss her so much."

Marco walked over to her and sat down with her on the bed. Paige buried her head in his shoulder and let the sobs out. Marco rubbed her shoulder in comfort.

I've never felt this way before
Everything that I do reminds me of you
And the clothes you left, they lie on the floor
And they smell just like you, I love the things that you do

Paige just finished making dinner and was on her way back to her room. She remembered when she and would just lie on the bed and share old high school stories. Paige noticed something on her floor as she entered her room. She picked it up and realized it was one of Alex's old white tank tops. Paige held it close and it still smelled like her. Paige collapsed on the bed crying and hugging Alex's shirt. When's she's gone, half of her is gone with her.