"Maybe in a different life, under different circumstances with different people, it could have worked. But this is right here, right now, us, and it didn't work, and it won't work. Our paths came together once for a moment and now it's time to for them to part again." I explained, holding his warm hands in mine. It was cold outside and I really just wanted to be wrapped up in his warm arms and pretend everything was okay, but I can't, so I didn't.
"It almost worked, Scarlet." he replied solemnly, looking down at our intertwined fingers.
"That's a sad word, 'almost'. We 'almost' made it. I was 'almost' good enough, We were 'almost' happy."
"I guess in the end, 'almost' doesn't matter." he whispers, looking up at me now.
"Now you're getting it."
