When You Disappeared

by John Marrs

‘But that’s what love is, Simon. It’s never giving up on the person you’ve given your heart to. It’s having faith that no matter how tough things get, that person will always be looking for you.’

I always felt worse when I woke up than when I tried getting to sleep. Because for the first few seconds of consciousness, I’d forget what had happened. Then it would all come flooding back to me and the grieving process would start again from scratch.

This is grief.