Toby:
I couldn't help but stare at her, wondering when she would wake up.
"It can't be much longer... I have never met someone as strong as Sophia. She will wake up soon. I'm sure of it." Lester patted my shoulder. Something in the sensation played a memory of the day Sophia left for New York in my head. I closed my eyes and leaned into the memory of a time I thought I couldn't have my heart broken anymore.
I couldn't watch her go.
I couldn't say goodbye for the fear that she wouldn't return after getting a taste of what her life could be without me.
Instead of walking through the doors leading her toward the plane that would end this week, we shared. I went to the boat house and let this last week flood my memory. I let it take hold of me and burn into me like a brand.
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