If only.......

Gnorman often wondered what his life would have been like, if only...........He could still remember her face, her eyes flashing with merriment, the way her hair shone brightly as she sashayed her way through the market. He could still hear her voice as she teased the smallholders and called out greetings to the many people she seemed to know. He could still feel her breath on his ear as she had whispered "I'll be back", the softness of her skin, the vague smell of chickens. He could still feel his heart sinking as she walked away, her footsteps echoing, he had watched until she was just a small speck in the distance, he had watched and waited every minute of every day, ever since.