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I drive and can’t help that ry because I’ve been living in exile froives a shit whether I live or die I left her alone to fend for herself

I takeover; I need a minute to collect myself

Two minutes

Five

It takes , but I rush because I want to get back to her I want to touch her, be with her I realize how fundas for her While I thought I was doing as best for E s into account I hadn’t thought about what I was doing to her by leavingand in the saer fades and misery takes its place

I’m sad because I miss her I need her more than air

I need air, and I need E, fear sets in What if she isn’t there when I get back? Why would she be? I left her by herself for six days after I swore I’d take care of her

I think about what I did as I continue down the lonely stretch of highway

I worked so hard to separateI haven’t been living at all I think of all the time I’ve wasted; all the tis are bare and slender I ile of terry cloth Her hair tickles the tops of her breasts, teasing me hat’s just beyond the knot of the towel One small flick and she’d be naked before ined

My foot pushes a little harder on the accelerator asthe effects of driving ten hours straight As I consider pulling over, the guilt seeps in again I’ve already been away fro I can’t stand to be apart froer, but the seconds continue to tick by and I can’t seeer to others on the road due to as station ahead, and force htly lit convenience store After hours of lonesohts hurts my eyes, and only serves to remind me of the dim nature ofthe car and myself and then rejoin the blacktop

Finally, finally, I see the o before I’hs heavily on otten here faster; what if she just left? What if she’s been waiting for the last week and that was her limit?

I shouldn’t have left in the first place I should have told her how I felt so we could be living a happily ever after Regret won’t change things, though It doesn’t serve any purpose now

I pass the city lin, and a smile spreads across my face I’m happy and hopeful A hundred and one scenarios play out in my head as to how Emily will react when she sees me

She throws open the screen door and rushes towards me I catch her in my arms and spin her around I tell her I love her and want to spend eternity with her She s

We barely make it to the bedroom before I fully make her mine

I open the door and call her naone, and she’s nowhere to be found

As I make my way up the walk, she stops ain That I broke her heart and I’ht out of hts as a car horn blares behindabout I’n on the corner before the car behind me demands attention

It’s now or never, and never isn’t an option

I stand at the door, my door - her door - ready to knock It occurs to me how odd this is; I’m about to knock on my own door Suddenly, I’m embarrassed I look down and my clothes are dirty and unkempt I smell - it’s been two days since I’ve cleaned up at all How can I look her in the eye, kiss her lips, hug her body, when I look and sh Without her, without her love and care and warm eyes, I’m a man with a heart that has no home

So I knock