"You....you wouldn't-"

"But Joseph, I did! I d-did do it!" Joseph shook his head vigorously as if it would bring any less meaning to her words.

"No...no you didn't!" His eyes were red and puffy as he clung to her desperately. "Tell me...tell me you didn't. Please..."

Her delicate hand graced his jawline. "I couldn't. I...couldn't lie to you, Joseph." He stumbled away as if she'd struck him.

"...

Letting go. It's something we all do at one point in our life. Whether it's of a pet, a parent, a job, a lover, a friend, or even our childhood. We all leave someone or something. Some people and things are harder to leave. Like the people our hearts gravitated toward or the peace a special tree brought us. Things we had to let go of. In my short life I've learned leaving never gets easier We just...