Week five's prompt was the music video for Prime Circle's Breathing. It can be found here: youtu - dot - be / 3-ChFUD5OKY
One fight, one cousin, one shattering of dreams.
My best friend has taken over the life I had planned, we had planned.
When I look back, I see things I could have changed, things he could have done differently. Yet, he was the one insisting it was over when I was willing to fight for us.
Watching him now, I can see why he gave up on me, on us. I don't remember his eyes shining as brightly when looking at me. The small brushes of his fingers against her hand never happened between us.
After glancing at them one more time, I pull my backpack onto my shoulder. Returning to my car I whisper goodbye to everyone I know, the life that could have been.
Driving out of the parking lot, I try not to look in the review mirror. The images still flash before me: the rings that will never be exchanged, the tears shed over our first son taking his first breath, the fights over the last bite of lo-mein.
Taking the right turn onto the highway, I wipe the tears away and look forward.
A/N Leah always has to make the hard decisions. This was part of the inspiration for the piece I'm currently working on.
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