She’s gone. The realization hits me like a ton of bricks. I won’t be able to hold her tonight or any other night. I won’t be able to run my fingers through her silky hair or watch her hazel eyes light up when I speak. I won’t be able to feel her smooth skin or smell her flowery shampoo. I lost her. And even though I know I will keep her safe from a distance, I feel like someone died. I feel like I lost the best parts of me forever.

