Sunken.

She thought that it was time, that it was what was supposed to be done. It was like the universe had aligned to make it come true. Or so she thought.

She hurried, getting there was an agony of time. Parked her car, she trotted quickly, dazedly, looking at the signs up above her head trying to figure out where he could be. Her heart thumping, she couldn’t wait to see him. She looked up, and there he was.

He wasn’t alone.

He was looking up at the most dazzling creature you ever set eyes on, her eyes glistening as she spoke to him. He had never looked so happy in his life. Ill as he must have been, his eyes shone like the bright sun over a lush meadow. He was happy.

Return to the car, no tears could come. The grief was too great for any tears. You chose this. You chose this, she tells herself.