I watch Melissa snore softly; her shoulders slightly rising and falling as the morning sun rays peek in through the window to leave a soft glow on her skin.
Seeing her here in bed with me, it’s almost like yesterday didn’t happen, like her disappearance was a dream...an awful nightmare that I’m just waking up from.
Except it wasn’t.
She was gone for the whole day and the thought of losing her for good terrified me to my core. It was the first time I had no idea where she could be and I don’t think I ever want to be that scared again.
In fact, I never want to experience that again.
I never want to be that careless again, I never want to be that close to losing her again, I never want to lose control so much that I have no idea where she is, I never want to witness the sight of her re
