They kissed goodbye instead of see you tomorrow. To this day, they wonder if the other detected the subtle differences. Like how they held one another a bit longer, a bit tighter. How they walked away slowly, turning around to ensure that the other’s smiling face was burned into their memory. They wonder if the other noticed how the “I love you” that left their lips was their most honest declaration, said slowly and deliberately, because they knew they could never say it again.
