"Hey Jem." Julie said, as I entered the door. "I heard everything outside, you don't have to say a thing."
"Julie, I love you so much." I admitted.
Julie looked at me sadly. I knew what she was going to say, and I wasn't going to like it.
"Look Jem, if there is one thing that I am grateful for, it's that I at least had a chance to know what love was." Julie said. "Because of that, I am able to reject you."
I looked down, but if this was her choice I had to respect it.
"Please don't say anything."
"I wasn't going to." I responded.
"Talking about it is a waste of time."
"I know, one thing about a balloon, once you bust it, it is bust for good."
"Bingo!"
"You're not the only one who's learned something from all this, we're even." I stated.
"What did you learn, Jem?" Julie asked.
"I leapt before I looked and I got hooked. I played with fire and burned, that's how I learned. I must admit, I owe a lot to you. From now I will know what not to do." I answered. "The next time it happens I'll be wise enough to know not to trust my eyesight when my eyes begin to glow. The next time I'm in love with anyone like you, my heart will sing no love song till I know the words are true. I know it's a foolish thing to say! I mean, who expects a miracle to happen everyday? It isn't in the cards as far as I can see that a thing so beautiful and wonderful could happen more than once to me."
We looked each other in the eyes, I knew that this was goodbye.
"I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon, if you want to say goodbye, now's the time." Julie said, somber.
"Goodbye," I said. "I feel sorta silly with you watching me."
"I'll turn around."
I exited the door, and said, "I'll never forget you, Julie…"
"Neither will I… Jeremy…"