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It was late one night and the young man
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was about to head home from work. It was
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another lonely night that he dreaded.
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The young man hated the idea of going
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home, but there was nothing else for him
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to do. He walked to his car and was
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about to get into it, but then he
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stopped himself. He closed his eyes for
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a moment as he sighed. Then he opened
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his eyes and glanced around for a moment
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before he removed his hand from the car
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door handle. The young man didn't feel
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like going home to the empty apartment
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where he'd just sit and stare at the
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same four walls while wondering where he
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had gone wrong and why she didn't want
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to be with him. He let out another sigh
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before he decided to take a walk on that
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chilly night. As the young man walked,
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he thought about everything that
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happened during his past. The more he
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thought about his past, the lonelier he
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felt. He continued to walk until he
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approached a bench where he sat down. As
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he sat there, he continued to think
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about his past. Then he took something
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out of his pocket. It was a little box
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that he carried with him every day. He
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opened it and took out a ring that he
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studied closely. As he looked at it, he
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was taken back to the moment when he
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proposed to the one who had left him. He
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was in love with her and wanted to spend
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his life with her. The young man was
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excited about having a family and it
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didn't matter to him that he was so
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young. Then he was taken back to the
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moment when he got down on his knee and
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asked the big question. He put the ring
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on her finger as he asked her to marry
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him. The young man thought for sure that
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she would say yes and that they would be
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together. Then everything, including his
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heart, shattered whenever she told him
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that she wouldn't marry him. The pain
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intensified as she removed the ring from
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her finger as she told him that she
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didn't want to be with him anymore. Then
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he asked her about the baby and all the
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time that they spent together. He asked
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her if it meant anything. She told him
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that she didn't love him anymore. She
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gave the ring back to him and then she
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walked away. The young man's eyes filled
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with tears as he continued to think
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about the moment when his entire life
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had fallen apart. Then he started to
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think about another traumatic event that
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took place not long after that. At that
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moment, the young man broke down and
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wept. Why me? What have I done to
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He cupped his hands to his face as he
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wept. He didn't notice that someone else
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was close by. The young man removed his
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hands from his face, but he still didn't
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notice the stranger, who then startled
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him as she spoke to him.
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The young man gasped and then he looked
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"Hey, what are you doing out here all
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alone? Don't you know that this is
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Right. I was about to head home.
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"Hey, are you all right?"
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The young man didn't respond.
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Do you mind if I sit down with you? It
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looks like you could use some company.
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It's fine, really. Perhaps so, but I'm
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sure that you have better things to do
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than sit out here in the cold with me.
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Besides, I was about to go home anyway.
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She turned and started to walk away. The
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young man watched as she walked away.
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Then she stopped for a moment before she
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turned and looked at him. She could see
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that he was unhappy, so she made her way
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You know, I don't feel comfortable
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leaving you here like this.
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You probably shouldn't waste your time
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Are you sure you'll be all right? The
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young man didn't respond, so she sat
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down beside him. She told him her name,
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and then he told her his name.
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So, why are you sitting here alone?
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I didn't feel like going home.
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Oh, will you have plans for when you do
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Probably not, unless you count sitting
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alone, staring at the same four walls as
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It's probably what I'll be doing. It's
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what I usually end up doing.
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It's life, is it not? You poor thing.
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I don't need your pity. Really, I don't.
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It's the hand I've been dealt. My entire
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life has been a series of heartbreaks
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Why should this night be any different?
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Don't you have family that you could
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The young man said nothing as he looked
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away. He didn't want her to see that he
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was fighting back tears. Look, I don't
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know what it is that you're dealing with
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or what you've been through in the past,
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but nobody should have to be alone on
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Christmas Eve. If you don't have
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anywhere to go or anyone to spend the
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holiday with, then maybe you could spend
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I don't know if it's such a good idea. I
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don't want to impose and spoil the
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holiday for you. To be honest, I'm not
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really in the mood to celebrate.
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Besides, we don't even know each other.
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Oh, I understand. I wouldn't want to
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make you uncomfortable. I just thought
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that you could use some cheering up. I
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wouldn't want to force you to be
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somewhere you don't feel comfortable.
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Even though I did invite you, I should
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probably go home. I hope that everything
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Then she stood up and she was about to
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walk away until he spoke. Wait.
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She stopped and then she turned and
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Do you need a ride home?
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I noticed that you walked and it's a bit
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She still didn't respond. I don't want
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I would like a ride home.
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She held out her hand and he took hold
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of it and then he stood up. The two of
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them walked to the young man's car and
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then he opened the passenger side door
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After she got into the car, he closed
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the passenger side door and then he got
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in on the driver's side. He started the
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car and then they left.
