_ Please don't leave me! - the girl cried with a pleading voice and a raising hand. The wind blew her hair as it pushed a small tear hidding in the corner of her eye to her right cheek.
He took a step toward her and gently wiped the tear from her face. She knew she'd lose him again, and still, it was painful evertytime. She wished he could stay and hold her, console her; but whenever he left there was only emptiness. Why would she rely on him so much? Why would she feel so incomplete without him?
He looked at her once again, but his eyes weren't warm or caring. He was numb. Cold, as he always was when it ended. Like he had never been there. Like he couldn't see her anymore. She felt broken, every little piece falling apart as he turned his back and walked away.
Then that same woman came. Slowly and firmly, a compassionate smile on her pale face. She was always there when he wasn't. She was always watching.
_Why did you come? Isn't it enough suffering to see him leave? Why do you bother on keeping me this miserable company? - the girl asked rageously.
The woman didn't step back. She just sat there on the empty chair, waiting. Looking sad and resigned. And, in her whispering voice, answered:
_I will always be here. No matter how many times you meet him, no matter how many times others are around. I was there when you were born and will be there when you die. Everything else is an illusion. I'm the only one you can count on.
The girl sighed as a sign of agreement. She knew the woman was right. Love was only there for brief moments, but Loneliness... she had her pemanent place. Even when she couldn't be seen, she was there. Always would be.
The girl went to the door, and Loneliness followed.
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