Albert exhaled heavily, his face shadowed by an inescapable sorrow:
"I just had to see you."
Normally, I'd roll my eyes at such a dramatic line and fire back with some sarcasm.
But looking into his melancholy eyes now, I found myself speechless.
All I managed was a nod, a soft "Mm-hmm" escaping my lips.
This man was like a fortress, and the world thought he was immune to sorrow.
But if I hadn't seen his weary side myself,
I might have believed he was truly invincible.
He said nothing more, and we simply held each other in silence.
His cologne, the one I chose for him, lingered in the air, a comforting reminder of our morning.
His heart thumped powerfully against my chest, a steady rhythm that grounded me.
As the last ember of his cigarette faded, he reached out, his fingers brus
