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Wednesday, May 18, 2005 2 a.m.
Alexandra lay still in the darkness, listening to the rhythmic ticking of the antique clock, staring out through the wall of windows across from her bed at the crescent moon and pin-dots of stars that filled the sky. It was 2 a.m. and sleep was eluding her, as she couldn't push the memories of her recent conversations with Doug from her mind. They both knew they were two halves of a whole, incomplete without the other, but separated by fate's cruel irony. Now, alone in the darkness, Alex couldn't stop the flood of memories the years had accumulated. Was Doug thinking of her now, too? She remembered another night -- with such a similar sky -- when they had spent the entire night underneath the stars, talking . . . so intently . . . as the sun would never dare to rise and break the connection of that night. Doug had been a part of Alex's life longer than he had not been. She could scarcely remember when he wasn't there. How could two people experience so much together yet still be forced to be apart? Alex stared out into the darkness in sadness, not out of regret, because she did not regret one single moment she and Doug had spent together -- but, sadness for all of the moments that they had spent apart. Fate had found instances through the years to be kind. Would fate show kindness once again? She thought of how she viewed this compartmentalized segment of her life . . . and she knew -- logically -- that life is too short to deny happiness -- whether out of fear, or some other ancient baggage that is carried. At some point, there has to be a willingness to "let-go" to find what was meant to be. But, could she? And, would he? 2005 © Copyrighted Materials - All Rights Reserved. Susan Reno-Gilliland A Southern Belle's Life # posted by Kitty : 4:05 PM
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