Pictures Fade Anticipation once filled our hearts as we arranged meeting after meeting. The world was ours to create. It was ours to hold. I remember those eyes that looked at me with hope and love. I also wondered how long I'd be able to have that. Promises were made. Well, words like that were easy to say when we cared for each other. How many actually stand by them? During the first week of December, you confessed having feelings for another person. Even then, I tried to keep it together. Why did I even? An hour before Christmas Day, you told me you couldn't ignore the feelings you had for him and having none for me. 40 months. Christmas made it 41. It marked the end. I knew it was really over. The girl I grew up with lost interest in me. I went to her place and gave her a Christmas present. I kissed her forehead and left with nothing, but memories.