Without Me

Hannah sighed, this was the seventh job rejection. Cold flakes fell from the sky, everything seemed as it should be. The city lights flicked on and off, snow making piles in every place, as if to envelop the world in its embrace.

"*Sniff*," Hannah turn to see who is crying. There sat a man, maybe a little bit older than Hannah. Beads of tears slid down his cheeks and travelled its way to his chin and finally dropped onto his jeans. 

Hannah felt sympathy for the guy, she wanted to help him. "Hello."

The guy looked up, his puffy eyes found her face. Tears still flow endlessly down his cheeks.

"Are you okay?" she asked.

"No," he replied, "my fiancee cheated on me and chased me out."

"Oh," Hannah frowned, "I'm Hannah, want to stay with me until you find yourself a place to stay?"

He wiped his tears with his hand, "Really? You'll let me?" Hannah smiled and nodded, "Thank you, I'm Samuel, Sam for short."

"Come now, Sam," she held her hand out to him.

To Sam, she looked like an angel heaven sent to help him.

~*5 years passed*~

One day, on a walk, Samuel decided to ask her out. "Hannah, we've known each other for some time already, will you be my girlfriend?"

"Yes!" Hannah ran into Samuel's embrace.

They went out on several dates, then...

~*5 months passed*~

"Samuel! How could you!" Samuel was embracing another women. If she had not return from work as early as she did, she wouldn't have known, the person she took in and loved was cheating on her. "I found you when your heart was broken! Now you plan to break mine?"

"What, are you doing back so early?" he asked with a scold.

Pain tingled in her chest and her eyes were about to burst, "It's like they say huh? 'I filled your cup until it overflowed', now your greedily coming for more? Get out."

Samuel held the women's hand and starting walking out the door.

"Samuel!" Hannah cried, "What was all these years to you?! Were any of your feelings for me true?!"

"I did like you at first," he said, "but I realized that I did not love you."

"I spent day and night working just so we could have a perfect life! I took it so far to keep you close to me! Why...?" Hannah sobbed.

Sam ignored her, holding his new lover's hand, he said one last thing, "After spending some time with you, I already knew we were not meant for each other but, I was afraid to leave you on your own. Now with the money you earned, I can finally leave with no worries. I love you as a sibling Hannah, I hope you understand."

With that, he left. 

~*Flashback*~

"Like I said, I'd catch you if you fall and if they laugh, then f*ck 'em all," Samuel said to Hannah. 

Hannah face burned bright red. 

~*Flashback Ended*~

"I put you right back on your knees, just so you could take advantage of me?" another tear escaped her eyes.

~*At College*~

"Tell me how's it feel sittin' up there

Feeling so high but too far away to hold me
You know I'm the one who put you up there
Name in the sky
Does it ever get lonely?
Thinking you could live~ without me
Thinking you could live~ without me
Baby, I'm the one who put you up there
I don't know why, yeah
Thinking you could live~ without me
Live~ without me
Baby, I'm the one who put you up there
I don't know why                                                                                                                                                                      Gave love 'bout a hundred tries 

Just running from the demons in your mind

Then I took yours and made 'em mine 
I didn't notice 'cause my love was blind

Said I'd catch you if you fall 
And if they laugh, then fuck 'em all~
And then I got you off your knees
Put you right back on your feet
Just so you can take advantage of me

Tell me how's it feel sittin' up there
Feeling so high but too far away to hold me
You know I'm the one who put you up there
Name in the sky
Does it ever get lonely?
Thinking you could live~ without me
Thinking you could live~ without me
Baby, I'm the one who put you up there
I don't know why, yeah
Thinking you could live~ without me
Live~ without me
Baby, I'm the one who put you up there
I don't know why, yeah

Hannah sang. Hannah takes music lessons, today was the day where everyone needed to sing a piece of music. The classroom got really silent all of the sudden, then smiles curled up her classmates' faces. 

The room erupted with applause. 

"The best song is a song that carries your feelings," the instructor smiled, "thanks to Ms.Hannah for a perfect description for this phrase."

~*3 years later*~

"...you don't have to say just what you did

I already know 
I had to go and find out from them
So tell me how's it feel 

Tell me how's it feel sittin' up there
Feeling so high but too far away to hold me
You know I'm the one who put you up there
Name in the sky
Does it ever get lonely?
Thinking you could live~ without me
Thinking you could live~ without me
Baby, I'm the one who put you up there
I don't know why, yeah~"

Hannah smiled, "Thank you all for listening to my performance!"

Hannah smiled and waved at the crowd while she is walking off the stage. Hannah no longer think about love, so she decided to sign a contract with a music industry company. That is where her life continues.