Thoughts of Leaving

Tess took flight, pursuing her promise to marry a Brazilian exchange student.
As she traveled across the continents, she grappled with love and darkness.
She looked up at the full moon, gazed at the twinkling stars, and listened, immersing herself in the voices that surrounded her.
If only she had tried harder to say the words. Her silence became a distant echo.
The softness of his lips was replaced by the black and white images of her past.
She tried to look beyond the puffy clouds in the sky, ...