Nearness of You

Driving off in a winnebago. It was the typical happy ending. Except they were only just embarking on the beginning. God knows, it had been a long, treacherous journey to get to the point of deliriousness they currently inhabited. Even though so many hearts had been broken, including theirs, it all seemed worth it for what they had now. Together.

After what seemed like an eternity in each others arms, they awoke from their slumber, but neither moved willingly. The sight of Niles' perfect face, smiling at her, took her breath away. She couldn't believe how lucky she was. Here she lay, embraced by the arms of the man she adored and who adored her.

She remembered the pain she had felt when she had discovered Niles and Mels hasty marriage. She remembered thinking that's how Niles must have felt these past seven years, wanting to unburden himself of is true feelings. Now, she didn't think she could breathe without him.

Two years Later

The door hung dangerously by it's one remaining hinge, but behind it lay a secret too terrible to imagine.

He staggered through, the time was 1:30AM. His mother always told him that nothing good happens after 2AM, so he thought it best to get in was on the brink of being drunk, but he was not quite there. Yet.

The pain was unbearable. She was gone from his world. She was gone from everybody's world. The curtains were hanging, tattered and ripped, swaying from side to side. The rotten wooden window ledge was full of fatal wood worm. The window was open widely, bringing in the brisk, winter shattered lightbulb flickered and made a slight buzzing sound before it died dark room was silhouetted by the inspiring moonlight.

Damn, he thought. There was no alcohol left in the cupboard and he doubted that it would do anything to ease his pain. He drank so much that he couldn't even taste it anymore.

I wish it was me who had died in that car crash,not all my fault.

Welcome to my World

It was the only release from the after the other he drank, until,eventually, the whole bottle was empty.

A Few Hours Before

The tophats stood out the severity of his situation was addressed by the black suits and the hankerchief, damp from his world had turned around axis was spinning out of control and he was on the edge, clinging on for dear life.

The door was his worst enemy. But what was behind it was his worst felt like a lifetime to get to his destiny. His fingers ached and trembled as he placed them on the handle and he gently clutched his side pocket. He swung the door open, closing his eyes as he went, daring to believe he was wrong.

He wasn't mistaken. His tears shuddered down his cheek as his body shook to its very wept and wept and couldn't stop until the early hours of the morning.

As soon as the door swung open a few hours earlier,the sounds of violins flooded his ears. It was the best and worst day of his life. When he heard the news, it was like Heaven and hell in the space of a heartbeat.