Memories
By Lauren Metal
Carlos remembers.
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Her eyes.
I'll never forget her eyes- the cold, distant, panicked look etched so deeply on her delicate features as I stood helplessly by her side and told her everything was going to be okay.
It wasn't okay.
She's gone.
I watched those beautiful blue eyes close for the very last time.
Now, I see her eyes when I'm awake. I see them in my sleep.
Her eyes haunt me. They watch over me.
I was never close to Alex, but in those final moments, she took on new meaning in my life.
And now, she'll be with me always.
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Carlos remembers.
*** *** *** ***
Her eyes.
I'll never forget her eyes- the cold, distant, panicked look etched so deeply on her delicate features as I stood helplessly by her side and told her everything was going to be okay.
It wasn't okay.
She's gone.
I watched those beautiful blue eyes close for the very last time.
Now, I see her eyes when I'm awake. I see them in my sleep.
Her eyes haunt me. They watch over me.
I was never close to Alex, but in those final moments, she took on new meaning in my life.
And now, she'll be with me always.
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