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// All It Took (Romance, Tragedy) 
// Story: Subsolar's Super Short Stories 
// by Subsolar Drift 
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All It Took


It's amazing how fast things can change forever. All it took, was one hundred heartbeats. One hundred heartbeats and I knew I loved her. One hundred heartbeats and I knew I would be forever hers. One hundred heartbeats, and I was gone.

All it took was one hundred heartbeats to see the past. One hundred heartbeats to see what I'd missed. One hundred heartbeats to see my mistakes. One hundred heartbeats to see my triumphs. One hundred heartbeats to see my friends. One hundred heartbeats to see my family. One hundred heartbeats to see her.

All it took was one hundred heartbeats to see the future. One hundred heartbeats to see her joy. One hundred heartbeats to see her sadness. One hundred heartbeats to know what was at stake.

All it took was one hundred heartbeats to get everything I ever wanted. One hundred heartbeats to feel complete. One hundred heartbeats to know I chose right. One hundred heartbeats to be happy. One hundred heartbeats to tell her I loved her.

All it took was one hundred heartbeats to lose everything. One hundred heartbeats to feel alone. One hundred heartbeats to lose my dream. One hundred heartbeats to be torn asunder. One hundred heartbeats to fail.

All it took to die, was one hundred heartbeats. All it took to love, was one hundred heartbeats. All it took to make her cry, was one hundred heartbeats. All it took to save her, was one hundred heartbeats. 

And after all, what's one hundred heartbeats in exchange for a life?