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Optional Task #429
"Bittersweet Goodbye"- Drabble
They say that when something is meant to be, it will happen regardless. It was something that Catherine believed in as she is a hopeless romantic. Ever since she could remember, she has always been a dreamer. Being the middle child is hard to be put on the spotlight. She had two younger sisters and an older brother. She loved her siblings but she was the dreamer of the bunch for sure. She had known Raleigh since they were kids, she remembered her brother teasing her about him and her sisters as well. Even her parents thought that the two of them would end up together. Catherine thought that Raleigh was cute but she always saw him as a friend and someone she could count on. It wasn't until they were in their teens that they started to date. Their romance was unique and wonderful, he was everything that she ever wanted. Even when she moved to New York, they still continued their relationship. When she was in New York, he went into the military. They made it through all of that, and she respected his decision to be in the Army and being part of the military. She admired his courage for doing that and through it all, she stood by his side as he did when she told him that she wanted to become a doctor. Most people wouldn't think about going to medical school or becoming a doctor because of the time and length of school and all of the process. Catherine did not mind, she knew that she wanted to become a doctor.
After a few years, she was afraid that she wouldn't pass the MCAT but she did. She passed it and moved back to Hartsville to complete her residency at the Harstville Medical Center. Through it all she had the support of her boyfriend, Raleigh. He was going through a few things himself and as time passed, he eventually proposed to Catherine, she was happy and couldn't stop smiling. She knew that it was going to be amazing to spend the rest of her life with her now husband. The resident at the time, she was still busy being a wife and finishing her residency but she eventually did it. She was now Dr. Catherine Byrne, taking her husband's last name. A few years passed and they filed for divorce because of him leaving due to a special operation mission he had to leave. She didn't know specifically the details but she understood and let him go. She decided to keep his name and continue on with her life, focusing on her work and her career. Little did she know that he was going to come back into her life. A few years later, she bumped into him at a bar and she couldn't believe it. Her heart was beating fast when their eyes met. It was as if time stood still. All the feelings for him came back and when they sat down to talk about things, she knew that perhaps there was a second chance for them. She was a hopeless romantic and someone who believed in second chances.
Catherine and Raleigh gave their relationship another try and this time things were different. She felt happy and so in love. They had spent so much time together and had traveled together and things seemed to be going well. When the pair went to Paris, Raleigh proposed to Catherine and they were engaged. For the doctor it seemed that things were going well. She was busy at both the clinic and the hospital and she was busy wedding planning. Things seemed to going well until recently when she woke up next to a note. Catherine was about to get ready for the day when she found a note on his pillow. She was concerned as she was not sure what the note could be. The note was from Raleigh. Opening the note she read it, "Dear Catherine...." it started it. As she continue reading it, she could feel the tears in her eyes forming and running down her cheeks. He had yet again left her, and this time she did not think that he was coming back. She felt heartbroken and sad, upset, because she did not know what she did to deserve this, what she did to have leave again. She began to cry alone, as she heard her dog walking inside of her room. "Come here baby" she said as she was crying and cuddled with her dog. Her dog was her comfort at this moment. After drying her tears, she took a deep breathe. "Come on Catherine...you got this, you are stronger than this and even though it hurts you will move on..." she said to herself. She was frustrated that she had giving in for a second chance and that she trusted him and believed in him. She knew that it was better this way, there was no way of turning back. This was truly a bittersweet goodbye, a goodbye without no return.
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