Digging my heels in

The past week 10 days have been grueling. After Natalie left, I lost my appetite, had some serious issues with digestive tract, and was on the brink of tears at the slightest mention of her. It’s been hard. Really hard. She has affected me more than I ever thought someone could, especially after the way [...]

She is gone

Natalie left for Lyon at 12:20 PM. I walked her to the security checkpoint and whispered the sweet nothings in her ear. I wished that I could have come up with something more to tell her. A phrase, a sentence that would have summed up everything we have. Something memorable and significant. The most I [...]

3 steps of missing her

Natalie leaves for Lyon a week from today. She won’t be returning until 5 months from now. I’ve worked out all of the nuances rationally, explained to my emotions why this needs to happen and that there is possible good in it. At night, though, when I’m lying there next to her and watching her [...]