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Rick had stood stiffly, looking deep into the cool blue eyes that stared unblinkingly at him from the mirror. He breathed deeply, barely noticing as beads of sweat crawled slowly down his face as he leaned closer, his lips pressing into a thin line as he searched almost desperately for some sign of something.
What he was looking for was as much a mystery to him as to his cat, staring lazily at him from his resting place on the window sill as the unforgiving heat forced its way through the open window into the small, dark bedroom. You didn’t have to be sure of what you were looking for to be able to find it, sort of like finding your soul mate when you were perfectly happy being single and suddenly finding your world turned upside-down because you can’t breathe without the other person, let alone live.
This thought made him laugh bitterly. The sudden sound startled the cat, which jumped out the window and bounded across the yard and around the corner out of sight as a breeze barely strong enough to ruffle the curtains wafted across the room.
Soul mates, together forever. He broke eye contact with himself to look at the lone picture in the sparsely furnished room, not registering that his reflected self didn’t mimic his every move. His concentration had become focused on the warm green eyes and bright smile staring lifelessly into oblivion.
He preferred to think of it this way because it was too painful to remember it in any other fashion. It was far too painful to remember how she had felt in his arms as they beamed at the camera, secure in their love of each other and their bright future together. The laugh turned to a sob.
The day had been warm but not unbearably hot like at present. They had spent the day at the park by the pond, having a picnic, watching nature and people. It was so simple yet so perfect, the last of their simple and perfect days. The next day came her first fainting spell, and by the time her disease was diagnosed it had ravaged her body beyond repair then she was gone. With not even a full year of marriage their forever hadn’t lasted nearly long enough.
Rick threw his head back and started yelling. The end was welcome when the smooth blade finally found his neck, slicing through and across, silencing him forever and bathing the room in crimson.
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