City of Dreams

"Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together." -Unknown                    In life we often come across difficult decisions ... Do we follow our heart or do we follow our head? Do we blind ourself to the painful truth or do we accept the flaw of the one we love? So many questions and so little time... I spent the last night out thinking, tomorrow was his last trial. Tomorrow I would know if after so long I would have to say goodbye. I knew he was a cruel person, so why did I feel sorry? The papers didn't lie, everything he was convicted of was true. It was there on paper, the long list of the cruelties he had inflicted upon the world.     The cold breeze signaled the start of fall, one of my favorite seasons. His question lingered in my head, "Will you stay by my side, while I do my time?" Would I? I've stood through his side through thick and thin, through blood and tears. So why was this time so different? I love him, so why is it so hard to answer. I feel the answer should be clear. I pull into the too familiar drive through. His handsome stature waits outside. "Where have you been !" he spits angrily  "I went out for a drive, I needed to think about everything," I answer unbothered by his sudden outburst. "So what have you decided?" he asks confidently. Almost too sure of my answer. "Umm.. I.. " I whispered. Stopping my sentence, this was the moment of truth, God how did my life get to this, why did I let it get this far? after I say the words either I am forever his, at his disposal for the rest of my life or I would be free...