But you'll never be alone,

I'll be with you from dust till dawn.

And I made sure of that. I remember when you came home from the bar, bleeding out.

I slapped my hand over my mouth as I saw the crimson staining your white graphic tee.

Your usual fluffy hair was drenched in alcohol, I could smell it from across the room as your curls stuck to the back of your neck and forehead.

As I approached, I could see the shards of glass lodged into you.

I rushed to get the first aid kit, before I heard a thud.

You had used up all your strength just to get back home.

Something snapped inside of me.

YOU PROMISED.

YOU PROMISED WE WOULD ALWAYS BE TOGETHER.

YOU PROMISED YOU WOULD GIVE ME THE BIGGEST HUG ONCE I GRADUATED FROM MEDICAL SCHOOL.

All this work for nothing.

I let out a small fit of laughter before digging through the silverware.

Whatever I could find to substitute for a scalpel.

I didn't even bother to snap on a pair of gloves before grabbing your beautiful head.

What could I retrieve to take with me?

I had considered an eardrum, but that would rot more quickly...

Maybe the lens of your eye?

Yes! That should do it.

The work was very messy, but after ten minutes, I found it.

The knife was of no more use, and I tossed it carelessly.

The bloodstains on my hands stained the little thing, but it didn't matter.

Now we could truly be together, forever.

After I had scrubbed off any trace of scarlet from my body and the carpet, along with buried you in the woods, I headed to town.

At an arts and crafts store, I found a small bottle necklace, where I could put the lens in, and carry around with me everywhere effortlessly.

I jumped for joy as I kissed the lens before dropping it into the bottle.

Together, forever.