quiet and still

She lays quiet and still in the big empty bed.
The silence rings in her ears as she seeks the peace that she hopes sleep will grant her. As she drifts to that place between sleep and awake she can feel him lying next to her, their feet touching ever so slightly. She sighs as she moves to form her body up against his as she has done so many times before. Safely in the warmth of his arms she relaxes and she sleeps.

With a thick darkness hanging over the room she wakes slowly still sensing his presence. She reaches out to him. Huge, hot tears silently roll down her face as the shock of the cold sheets and an empty pillow are her only reward. The silence rings in her ears as she realizes she is alone.
She lays quiet and still in the big empty bed.