“He was supposed to be here,” she thought, looking over the table to the seat where he would have been smiling at her with his handsome face full of longing, understanding, and promise. Instead, the balloon would fall, the wine would go flat, and her heart would shatter into pieces despite the attempt to smile for herself since no one else was going to offer her the solace.
Tonja Klein says
“He was supposed to be here,” she thought, looking over the table to the seat where he would have been smiling at her with his handsome face full of longing, understanding, and promise. Instead, the balloon would fall, the wine would go flat, and her heart would shatter into pieces despite the attempt to smile for herself since no one else was going to offer her the solace.
Phyllis Wheeler says
This is a great one! Thank you!