I had never thought I had to leave her.

Leave her like this.

It was in the dead of night, I had her in my arms. The car near us, was upside down. She looked up at me. Every emotion decipherable. Pain, enjoyment, sadness, nostalgia. I couldn’t see well. My eyes, they were full of tears. I wanted to scream. Scream as loud as I could and beg for her to hold on. I realized at a certain point, that the ambulance couldn’t save her. How I knew? She was growing cold. I hadn’t realized. Her eyes, once full of joy and everything amazing, were dull. Staring into space. I never believed anyone when they said every second counted, but now, I do.