

'yes' she finally said, her voice weak yet somehow still full of promise. I wanted to tell her my thoughts, but the sound of her voice suddenly silenced the emotions inside me. Had it been possible, I would have traded my life for hers. As I returned her gaze, this simple realization made me wish for the millionth time that I could make all this go away. Suddenly I knew that I'd never felt as strongly for another person as I did at that moment. Jamie looked at me curiously and my breaths became shallower. Love, anger, sadness, hope, and fear, whirling together sharpened by the nervousness I was feeling. 'but if you could, would you?' I cannot adequately describe the intensity of what I was feeling at that moment. 'I don't know if I can anymore.' she said. 'Of course I do.' 'Will you do something for me then?' She looked away, sadness crossing her features. 'Yes.' 'Do you want me to be happy?' as I asked her this I felt my heart beginning to race.
