sandcastles up in the air
He sat down at the back porch. Trying to remember how it came to this. He took out a piece of paper from his pocket.. How did it end up like this? Was he handling it all wrong? Was it so difficult to make things work? He knew he was hard to understand sometimes, but surely, there had to be an easier way to fix it all. Maybe it’s time, he thought. That time to let it go. It was getting much too much difficult to keep fighting all these battles. To want to be somebody else just so she’ll be happy. As much as it felt right, it felt all so wrong.
He looked down at the piece of paper he had holding. The one with all the angry words. He took his pencil and started scribbling again.
She flung her bag across the room. Angry with him. With herself. How did it come down to this, she asked herself. All he had to was be understanding. Appreciative. Was it so hard? Are all relationships just so damn difficult. She couldn’t handle hurting anymore. Done. She was just about done with all of this. She started packing her bags. Tears fell as she started dumping everything in. Wiping them off, she continued crying and packing at the same time. Her heart breaking in two as she grabbed all her clothes out of the cupboard.
With everything packed and in order, she glanced one last time at the room. Remembering how he spilled the sauce on the carpet. Remembering how they used to dance just for the heck of it with music only playing in their head. She sat down on the bed and started to sob uncontrollably.
He was done scribbling. His tears got in the way of his thoughts. He looked up and sent a silent but urgent plea to the high heavens. He knew it was time. He had to leave now. Grabbing his wallet and keys from the counter, he made his way to the car. Something fell out of his wallet…as he bent to pick it…he noticed it was an old photo of them. He smiled as he remembered that crazy night.
That’s when she saw the sticky note on the underside of the suitcase.
That’s when he saw the writing behind the photo…
She found…
With tears in his eyes, he read
That is so beautiful. Makes me feel all mushy… Awww…