Saying Goodbye

I waved goodbye and we drove out of sight. My face was smiling but my heart was dying. I kept you in sight until we turned onto the interstate, you faded in the distance. The truck picked up speed and I knew that I left my heart there with you. On we drove crying and laughing, telling stories about you the whole way home. Inside I couldn’t breathe but on the outside I faked it and tried my hardest to stop my tears. A four-hour drive with no call; after each mile my heart sunk a little lower. I put away my belongings and waited for my phone to go off. And then just when I had given up hope, you called.