The Parting (March 3, 2023)

They walked forward, the gravel hard underfoot “So I guess this it?”

He nodded. “I guess so.”

The two of them continued to walk in silence. 

He stopped, she stopped too. “Any idea how we can both get over this?” She looked at him, he looked back at her. 

She shrugged, neither of them knew what to say, both of them knew what needed to be done. “Time?”

He nodded, she nodded too, and just like that, it was over. The two of them turned in opposite directions and walked away.