The Airport.

There he was, standing metres away from her car, as it pulled up in the Departure driveway. The sight took her breath away, filling her eyes with tears that rolled down her cheeks to the nape of her neck. His eyes remained fixated on hers as she stumbled out of the car and walked right into his arms. She tightened her hands around him as he buried his face in her neck, never wanting to let go, ignoring the inevitability of it. 

The rest of the world blacked out for them. Their bond had faced predictaments at every stage of their lives, yet they stood together today, holding eachother, uncaring about the judgemental world. 

She knew she'd miss completing his sentences, his untimed sarcasm, the sound ohf his guitar as he strummed his finger through the strings, his unconditional love for her. 

She knew him all her life. She loved him all her life. And now, they were parting ways. She looked into his moist, brown eyes for one last time, letting go of him, getting ready to walk away. 

He had changed for her. He had become a better person for her. He loved her too much to let her go, but he knew she loved her dreams more than he loved her. 

Her legs trembled but she gathered all her strength and walked away. All her life she had struggled to be understood and when someone finally did, she had to walk away from him. Every step took her closer to her dreams. And the closer she got, the more it hurt. But she was strong. Strong enough to stand up for what she believed in. Strong enough to face anything that crossed her way. Strong enough to walk away from love. 

She knew he was going to love her against all odds. After all, he was the only one who had endured all her moods, took on her tantrums, stood by her in sickness and in health, and most importantly, loved her through everything. The thought of it made her smile and she turned back to look at him. And as usual, by the telepathic bond they shared, he turned at the same time. She smiled wider and waved at him. This was the perfect goodbye perhaps, but it never really is a goodbye for them. Ever.