It was a rainy night. And there they sat together; the two people in the world who knew each other the best. But tonight, they never felt more apart. They were alone in the house. Valerie’s parents had gone in town, but trusted them to be together by themselves.
To this day, no one is sure how that night began the way it did, but they both knew how it had ended up. Valerie was in tears, and she couldn’t stop, not even long enough to talk or to catch her breath.
Alex held her. It was all he was able to do. He began to think in his head “Why am I doing this to her? She’s been so good to me.” and she had. She was there through thick and thin for him; when they fought, when he was depressed, which was quite often. And she was even there when he thought of suicide. That was probably the most painful of all to Valerie. All he knew, was that this was how he felt. He couldn’t bear to see her like this, but he also couldn’t bear to stay with her when he didn’t feel it anymore; when he didn’t love her like he used to. They hadn’t felt right for months, and there was someone else on Alex’s mind. All he could do was try to comfort her, with what little credibility as a boyfriend he had left.
“Don’t cry Val,” he whispered as she buried her face in his arms, “It’s okay. Everything’s alright.”
“No, it’s not,” she replied, looking him in the face and choking through her tears. “I’m losing you!”
Alex didn’t know what to say. He just stared back at her, feeling helpless, and she continued to cry. She cried until there were no tears left. Both of them knew, that if this wasn’t the end tonight, then it would come soon. It was only a matter of time.