Letting Go|✔

the sound of silence

November 18th 2015

Dear Nora,

Gavin and I went hiking today. The guy had the nerve to wake me up at four in the freaking morning! Yeah, me! But it was so worth it in the end that it made me feel bad I snapped at him in the first place. We hiked up that mountain we always talked about beside the lake we used to go when we wanted to relax and breathe. Yeah the one we always talked about but never really went to.

When we arrived at the top after an hour of sweat and cursing, my breath was taken away...

It was one of the best views I have ever seen, Nor. The horizon was lit up with a combination of yellow, orange and red, all reflecting off the shimmering lake below the edge of the mountain, the deep almost comforting colors seeping through the few clouds left in the sky above us. Words cannot even describe to the slightest how breathtakingly beautiful that view was.

At first, I was thinking of how much I wished you were there with me, by my side adding this to the endless list of experiences we had together, but the truth is, for the first time in approximately eight months of your absence, I felt you were there, beside me... I don't know if I am going crazy, but in my heart you were there Nora.

you were actually there....you always were and it took me so long to process it. You never broke your promise Nor, you never left my side... now I can see it. I can feel it.

Love you always,

Aurora

P.S. I will respond to his texts that never stopped for eight months, I promise.