She stared out the window as the train sped past the high rise buildings and the expressways. A tear rolled silently down her cheeks as she blinked hard and fast to contain them. Fighting a losing battle, she soon broke down and cried. Hot fat tears rolled down her eyes as she continued to stare blindly out the window...
‘Why? Why is this happening to me?’ She whispered brokenly to the window.
Turning back to her hand carry, she took out the present that he had given to her and wept against the soft pull of the fabric. The tee that he had given her for Christmas now seemed so much more priceless than before.
‘Here, this is my present for you, Christine. Merry Christmas!’ He had said shyly as he pushed the box toward her.
‘Thank you, Shawn! What is it?’ she exclaimed joyously as it was the first time he had ever given her something.
‘Open it.’ He said
She opened the box to discover a tee printed with ‘I LOVE YOU’ across the whole span of the width of the tee.
‘Oh!’ she said, clearly touched by the simple yet sweet gesture.
‘Oh!’ he replied and smiled at her.
Tears gathered in her eyes as she smiled in return and he pulled her in for a hug.
This was how they started...
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