“He wiped away the tears, tenderly, and I forgot to weep as he told me silently everything I always wanted to hear. ”
“I didn’t want to cry in front of you.”He wiped away the tears with the pad of his thumb.“I want you to cry only in front of me.”
“I told you once,” said Red, “that I wanted to hear your voice. I did not think the first words I would hear would be these.”“Those were not the first words,” I whispered, fighting tears. I would not weep.”
“I want you to keep this on, always. And think of me. i want to always be on your mind," he says tenderly. "As you are always on mine.”
“I want to wipe away her tears. I want to take the last ten years and erase them.”
“Her tear-streaked face is beautiful. I want to wipe away her tears. I want to take the last ten years and erase them. I want to start over.”