When you cried I'd wipe away all of your tears
When you'd scream I'd fight away all of your fears
And I held your hand through all of these years
But you still have
All of me

"I miss you," he wrote to her. "I want to come home. I want you to have your arms around me, comfort me when I have nightmares."

She smiled halfheartedly at the parchment. He'd been her love in school, because of the way he looked at her. But it's not that simple anymore… She won't write to him. She doesn't want him back, right?

She tucked the letter away into a desk drawer.

May.