I wake up the next day laying right next to her in her bed. My eyes all watery and puffed from all the crying be both did yesterday. As I turn to her side I realize she is still asleep and so I take the time to get a last good look at her, knowing this will be my last chance to have a moment like this with her.

Marissa and I had been together for 10 years and i had always believed it would be the two of us till the end. But marissa was the type of girl who chose career before anything in her life and unfortunatly that was yet one among the many things I couldn’t help but love about her. But as for that, Marissa had chosen her way and therefore we would have to say our final goodbyes at the airport later this day.

As I lay in bed I reach for her forehead pressing my lips softly against it. I carress her soft hair and take a nice good look at her before closing my eyes in hopes of waking up from this nightmare.

The time has come and in only two minutes she will be getting on the airplane. As we are sitting, I feel her hand squeezing tight around mine and I turn to look at her. As she is looking me straight into the eyes, a tear is falling from her chin. I myself start to tear up as I dry the tear of her soft rosy cheek. I see the pain in her eyes as much as I feel my own. Originally I would have been begging her to stay by now, making a complete mess of myself, but because I know theres is no way out of this I decide to get the most joy out of every last second I have with her.

Later, as we hug and kiss our final goodbyes, I catch myself barely being able to let go of her hand but somehow I manages to do so. We share our last eye contact before she disapears from my sight. At this moment you would belive I felt nothing but pain and sadness yet I don’t. Instead I feel completely empty. As I’ve just lost the most important part of my life. But as I acknowledge how important a part she was of my life, I’m suddenly enlightened with happiness and enjoyment. And a few minutes later as I watch the plane go off, disappearing forever into the clouds, I’m standing there with a grateful smile on my face.