ย ย ย sheโd been here for hours, bless her heart.ย seated next to him, their only light being the street light down the road a few feet.ย the sun had gone down, and still, here she sat.ย heโd never met such a compassionate human, someone willing to sit and listen to his bullshit.ย myra always butted in, made things about her, to the point where heโd eventually just turned his phone off.ย this oneย --ย hattie, heโd learnedย --ย was nothing like her.ย she was gentle, kind, attempting to make him smile through the tears, smile through the anxiety and panic that was riddling his mind.ย it wasnโt often he allowed himself to feel so heavily outside of his car, where most of his breakdowns happened.ย today, he hadnโt quite made it.ย the black cadillac sat three blocks away, parked in his employers car garage.ย another breath, using the sleeve of his sweater to wipe his eyes, he still couldnโt manage eye contact.ย the rest of her face, yes; by now, heโd memorized her nose, her lipsย ...ย but he couldnโt meet her eyes.ย ย โ sorry, โย eddieโs millionth apology to her, clearing his throat in an attempt to stop it from breaking,ย ย โ iโmย sorry ,ย hattie.ย youย donโtย haveย toย sitย hereย withย me ,ย iโmย sureย thereโsย aย millionย betterย placesย youย couldย be . โ