Novel & Cerita Love Me When I'm Gone

Tonight’s meeting with Conrad brought back memories of the past, and though she allowed herself to reflect just once more, she would not linger on those memories. She wasn’t heartless, and she had given her true love in the past. They had been together for so many years, and some things still lingered in her mind. It wasn’t something you could forget just by deciding not to think about it. She simply had no emotions left when recalling it—just an acknowledgment of the love she had once given. Once the water stopped, she let go of her memories, as if the past had been washed away with the water. After putting on a fresh bathrobe, drying her hair, and leaving the bathroom, she returned to her

Her love was gone forever. *******************************

-------------------------------------- WHEN YOU'RE GONE by AVRIL LAVIGNE -------------------------------- I always needed time on my own I never thought I'd Need you there when I cry And the days feel like years when I'm alone And the bed where you lie Is made up on your side When you walk away I count the steps that you take Do you see how much I need you right now? When you're gone The pieces of my heart are missin' you When you're gone The face I came to know is missin', too When you're gone The words I need to hear

"Please don't say words like gone. I don't want to see that day when I have to say goodbye to you... I love you." "I love you more."

I knew you were there, but I never went in, because I didn’t deserve to. [Once, I saw you sitting on the terrace by the sea, drinking coffee at sunset.] [You looked happy.] [I had never seen you more beautiful than in that moment.] [It was you enjoying life without me.] [Finally, I learned something.] [To love someone isn’t to possess them, but to wish for their happiness.] [You’re finally free.] [I’m finally at peace.] [Goodbye, Elena.] [I wish you happiness.] [Sincerely, Carlo.] After I finished reading, I sat there in silence for a long time.

… It was a long time after Jack left before I finally let out a heavy breath. That night, I tossed and turned, unable to sleep. I couldn't let go of my lingering feelings for Jack, but being stuck in a love triangle was truly tormenting. So, as soon as dawn broke, I went to the old grounds of the Crescent pack. "Mom, should I break the mate bond?" I whispered to her tombstone. The wind blew, as though it were my mother sighing. I gently touched the tombstone. Suddenly, the wolf-fang bracelet that had been on my wrist for a long time snapped, and the fang fell to the ground.

When the signal wasn't jammed, Adam's messages would trickle through. I'd still see updates from Bobby. He took Audrey to Cranburn. The sunlight there poured like gold. The sunsets danced across rooftops. That was where my parents had fallen in love, where they sealed it all with a kiss. Now, Bobby and Audrey wore my parents' medals and stood smiling for the camera. And all I could feel was bitter, cutting irony.

When she sang, she couldn't pretend. The song was one she'd written on a napkin during her break at the diner last Tuesday. Melody first, words after. About her mother. About how the apartment smelled like her lotion for three months after she died, and how Elena used to press her face into the couch cushions just to breathe her in. Until one morning the smell was gone and she'd screamed into the fabric so hard her throat bled raw. She didn't put all that in the lyrics. Not directly. But it was there underneath, the way a bruise lives under skin.

And I'm leaving tomorrow, what do you say When I'm gone When I'm gone You're gonna miss me when I'm gone You're gonna miss me by my hair You're gonna miss me everywhere, oh You're gonna miss me when I'm gone I got my ticket for the long way round The one with the prettiest of views It's got mountains It's got rivers It's got sights to give you shivers But it sure would be prettier with you When I'm gone When I'm gone You're gonna miss me when I'm gone You're gonna miss me by my walk You're gonna miss me by my talk, oh You're gonna miss me when I'm gone.” Just as the song finished, someone flicked the wall lamps on; the sudden bright light caused my eyes to squint at the glare and I turned to

she asked, soft, worried. “I’m sure.” “Okay. But promise me you’ll rest.” “I’ll try.” We ended the call. The phone beep echoed against the cell wall. But in my mind one thought repeated over and over: His love is gone. He’s gone. He’s not mine. Never again. I felt empty.