It had been around five o'clock when my body finally detangled from Zack's and I begrudgingly let him take me into the bathroom to take a shower together. My heart had broken with each drop landing on my body as I let him wrap his arms around me and I buried my face in his chest.
It all felt too real- him leaving, felt so real. I know he promised me that he'd be back permanently four years from now, and he would visit whenever he had vacation leave. But it wasn't guaranteed that he would return at all.
I felt all too numb as we got dressed. I put on one of his sweatpants and shirt, looking like a homeless woman wearing baggy clothes, but they offered me some comfort. It felt like I was permanently encased in his warmth and surrounded by his scent.
I watched with sad eyes as he packed hi
