Good byes

Of all things that we as people go through in life I personally believe the hardest thing to do is say good bye to someone or something that has been very close to us.
This year my first year at university I didn't expect to fall in love with someone but of course I did. Her name was Grace. She was in the second year of university, on a placement from China in the UK.
We first originally got to know each other through the social media of facebook. In china they do not have facebook so when she first came here to the UK she signed up and wanted to know people who were going to the same university as her and by random chance she added me. That's how we came to know each other.
We had spoken online pretty much daily for about a month until we finally met when we again by chance joined the same society and met at the beginning. Online we were confident talking but face to face we were much more timid to say the least but we still shared laughs and such.
Due to the fact that she had a busy schedule at university we barely got time to see each other but because she was an avid street dancer we arranged to meet up weekly at the end of her dance class to that i could walk her home. It was about a 20-30 minute walk and we pretty much spent the entire time talking if anything I would say I have just about all of my good memories about her from then. But my best/favorite memory was the second time we met face to face.
I was going through a hard time as a member of my family was passing away which of course made me upset. But that Saturday I told Grace that I would treat her for her birthday by taking her on a day out around the city and go to her favorite restaurant and of course pay for the meal. She did not know about what I was going through but the main thing I remember from that day was her ability to make me smile even whilst I was feeling so low. My heart loved her for that and on that day I felt both of us growing closer.

Then came the day for me to ask her out. We had known each other for about 5 months and even I knew that whatever the response it wouldn't change the fact that she was leaving at the end of the academic year...It was a no in the end for her reply but she did like me it was just horrible timing on my behalf. There was only 1 thing in our way...Time or more specifically the time left until she would leave and we not see each other again.
On today's date the 3rd of July 2012 she is catching her plane and we had one final chat on the phone to say good bye and thanking each other for the year we had together
1 person... 2 simple words...Words that people utter to each other on a daily basis but today it was much different. Even though it was only on the phone every word spoken had a deep meaning and when the call ended and of course those words were spoken. It has left an impression in me...Not heart break but close. Its the sensation of not seeing or hearing from someone dear to me again...
Good bye Grace. Where ever you go my heart will follow