I watch her crumble as she tells me the unpleasant news Her hands trembling, continuously reaching to wipe away tears Trying to hide her face from my eyes, her hands ball into nervous fists.
She pulls the covers up close to her body, that flinches when I try to touch her for comfort, and she sits still, shaky fingers pulling her hair back, not daring to let her eyes meet mine.
But I keep staring…
Those hands, that grew cold, that became distant from mine, that trembled as she spoke, I remember so well, the memories they hold… ...