After We Parted, My Youth Came to an End

“Go find someone else. We’re over.” She turned and started to leave. “No. Don’t go. Take me with you... take me with you... please?” Ever since that summer night when she left me with one last glimpse of her back, she never came back. After we parted, my youth faded away, lifeless and empty. How should I remember those three years of high school? I think she was everything to me for all three years. We met during military training in early autumn and parted in the height of summer during our senior year. My regrets about youth were both unresolved and complete... At least I finally said the words I’d kept hidden for three years, and got my answer... This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.