Farewell Pt. 1:

Simone’s Notes:

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Five Stages of Letting Go

Six days before the war began,

Edward tracked down Winry at her apartment.

Overjoyed, she opened the window.

“You came back!”

She tried to pull him into her arms,

But he pushed her away.

“I can’t.”

Denial

“But why?”

“I will only drag you down with me.”

“No…”

“I am so sorry.”

“It can’t be… You came back to me. You must have.”

He shakes his head.

“I came here to say goodbye.”

Anger

“You what?!”

“There is a war coming.

I don’t want you to get dragged into it.”

“Why did you leave?!”

“I was poisoned and turned.”

“You’re lying!”

“Haven’t you noticed how I have

Changed over the past two years?”

“So?”

“I am a monster.”

“No, you’re not! You are just a coward!”

He still won’t change his course.

Bargaining

“I would do anything to change the course of this.”

“Then why won’t you?”

“I don’t know.”

“You…”

“I wish I could turn back the clock to stop all of this.”

“Why are you doing this?”

“I can’t stand to see you and Derdra suffer because of me anymore.”

“You’re just being a coward!”

“I’m so sorry.”

“Stop saying that!”

“Then what do you want me to say?”

Depression

She cried against his chest.

He held her in his arms.

It still hurt to do this.

But, she and Derdra would grateful later.

He still didn’t know where he stood in this war.

Maybe he would have an answer soon.

Right now…

“When this is all over, let’s get out of this city, okay?”

She whimpered in reply.

He patted her on the head.

“Thank you.”

Goodbye

In the morning,

Edward was gone.

Still, he wasn’t finished.

He had to do this again before the war began.