A/N:Here's the latest I've written. It's short, and I'm not entirely sure how I like it, but I want to share it anyway. It's meant to be as cryptic as it seems, but I hope you enjoy!
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“Hello dear,” were the only words on the page for what felt like hours. She couldn’t do it. She didn’t want to. But time ticked on, and the weight of urgency pressed against her shoulders persistently. With a sigh, she stroked the point of her pen along the nearly blank length of parchment.
I’m leaving tomorrow, my love. You know that it’s necessary, and you know that you cannot follow.
Her eyes welled with tears she wasn’t proud of. But still, she pushed on.
You are not safe with me. You know that as well, and you know why. But listen to me, my love. You must forget me. Our life together lasted only months; it is nothing when compared to a whole lifetime. You must forget me and live a different life. Please, I beg of you to love another and enjoy a life that would be worth telling your grandchildren.
I would make my farewells in person, but you must understand—
If I were to even catch a glimpse of your yellow-brown eyes, of that peculiar dimple between your creased eyebrows, of the subtle lift of your lips when you smile… my love, I wouldn’t be able to bear a departure.
She heard unfamiliar noises on the streets below, and was reminded of the urgency of her situation.
My time is limited, my love. I must go.
Forgive me,
CA
She laid her lips against a corner of the parchment, and it came away with the faint impression of her pink-painted lips against it. A tear streamed down her cheek as she folded the letter shut and hastily scrawled her beloved’s name against the exterior.
Delicately, she placed her adieu atop his trousers. Never before had she ever been so grateful that he slept like a rock. She cast one last glance to his sleeping form as she donned her coat, knotted her scarf around her neck, and gathered up her bag.
The night was dark and wintry when she fled the life she was to never return to.
Fin.
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