"I've done so much for you." Fran said. She looked at him with regret. "I give more and more each time we're together. I give more to you than I give to myself. I'm exhausted."
At that moment the bus pulled up to the curb. Fran stood and took a step forward. She stopped and turned around to face Craig.
"Aren't you coming?" she asked.
Craig sighed and looked deep into Fran's eyes.
"Not today. I've already taken enough from you today." Craig said.
With tears in her eyes Fran turned her back on Craig and boarded the bus. As she took her seat near the front, Fran glanced out the window and saw Craig fiddling with a button on his shirt. That was the shirt Fran gave Craig for their two month anniversary. That button was the one she had sewn back on just that morning.
As the bus began to pull away from the curb, Craig looked up and caught Fran's gaze. She smiled. He waved. There was still hope.
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