How to feel better:
Be sad. It is important to be sad. Don’t pretend that everything is okay. Allow yourself to express your feelings~ not bottle it up. It’s a healthy and normal reaction when something is wrong. It won’t make it right but it will help you move on.
I shut my eyes, say the word, and I'm back in Italy, so many years ago, walking down the tree-lined driveway, watching him step out of the cab, billowy blue shirt, wide-open collar, sunglasses, straw hat, skin everywhere.