They both agreed they needed to talk.
“The Talk”.
They both knew what it meant as soon as they hung up the phone. Their fate was sealed as soon as she set foot
into his house. An end of an era. It was a whirlwind romance that everyone knew
was going to fail, but one that everyone secretly rooted for.
There was no yelling, screaming, or cursing. No harsh words or even bitter tones. Just soft words and sad smiles.
She felt her eyes begin to betray her. She had told herself that she wasn’t going to
cry. She choked out her last goodbye as
two traitorous tears slid down her cheeks.
She turned her back to him so that he couldn’t see the storm that was
about to break forth. She felt her very
soul scream in agony as she took those first steps away from him. Her heart begged her to turn around, pleaded
with her to stay. As her pride forced
one foot in front of the other and kept her jaw wired shut.
His face was set as hard as stone as she said her last
goodbye. The only thing that betrayed
him was his eyes. His eyes glistened as
he held his tears at bay. His eyes
begged her not to go as she said her last goodbye. He felt his soul scream in agony as she took
those first steps away from him. His
heart begged him to call her name, it pleaded with him to not let her go. As his pride nailed his feet to the ground
and kept his jaw wired shut.
The soft click of the front closing hit them both like a
jolt of lightening. She ran to her car
half blind with tears as he walked towards his Xbox, wiping away a single tear.
