For months they shared every triumph, every disappointment, every mood—close as two people could be—from afar.

Today he waited for her train, breathless with anticipation. Passengers spilled onto the platform, hurrying by without a glance— until he was alone.

Sighing he headed home, dropping the single red rose.

Carol Reeves is loving the fun and challenge of writing 50 word stories. Her first novel, All The Little Miracles, was published last year.