It was raining lightly outside, the sky not too dark, not too bright. It fitted his mood perfectly. He pulled out a chair and sat down beside her bed, deciding to stay for just a moment more.
Is this the girl he fell in love with, so many years ago?
His mind went into an automatic flashback mode, and scenes that happened for the past few years started rolling like a movie; a movie where they were the stars, and their lives were the plot.
They were living separate lives. Lives that could've went on perfectly well even without that other person. But somehow they held on to each other, like a kid holding on to his favourite fighting figure.
The more you hold things tight, the more they slip away.
It's not like he changed, or she changed.
Sometimes people just... move on.
He ran a finger across her features, lingering for a bit when he touched her lips.
When was the last time they kissed?
For the umpteenth time that week, he wondered what it would feel like to kiss her again.
He stood up from his chair, and leaned closer towards her face, his eyes on her lips.
Closer... closer... closer... He paused, when their lips were just a breath away.
It only took a moment of hesitation.
He took a different route, and pressed a kiss to her forehead instead.
"I'm sorry. You'll understand some day." He murmured, knowing full well that she would never understand.
Two hours later, a birthday girl woke up and found pieces of her broken heart lying on the ground.
There was a note, and the faint scent of a past lover.
"My gift will probably be the best one for the both of us.
Your freedom.
You are the best thing that has ever happened to me.
But good things never last long.
Sorry we couldn't last longer.
Happy birthday, dearie."












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