My bloodstream filled with euphoria as I hurried down the streets of Rome till I got to the bridge where John and I saw the shooting star. Farther down the road, there was a park. Not too long after I got there, I spotted him on a bench staring at the sunset in admiration
How I wish he could look at me like that
“Hey” I said as I eased into the space beside him
His face lit up when he saw me
“Hi” he said, his smile slowly fading “I heard about what happened”
“I don’t wanna talk about it”
I came here because I always felt happy with him. I didn’t want to bring up a topic that would make me sad again.
The park was quiet. A mother and her daughter were in a corner pointing to the birds in the sky.
I rested my sketchpad against my knees and commenced my drawing
“Oh” John said “How sho
