My heart is breaking," she says. "I want to be strong for you right now but the thought of you leaving is killing me inside.

I don't know where you have to go or what you have to do, but I'll wait for you, John. Every bit of my heart belongs to you, whether you ask for it or not.

I smile at her. "You're an angel."

"Nah," she says.
"I'm just a girl crazy in love.

I'll come back to you," I say. "I promise you, if it's the last thing I do, I'll come back to you."

Her face is buried in my neck. She nods.

"I'll count the minutes until you do." she says.

I remember saying after I left that I would love to say goodbye and thank the manager and at least get a handshake.

All I can think about is what she must be doing, and how I wish she were still here.