[ WP ] Every day you wake up in a universe identical to our own , except for one change from our universe

I was fine with most of the changes. They were mostly nuances that any normal human would have missed, anyway. And they always happened subtly, as if easing me into a newer world every time. I lived in Southern California for a while, and I think two years ago it was Kyoto, Japan. There was an instance where McDonalds did not exist, and another world where the USA was something else entirely. 
 
 There was one thing that always remained the same, though. One thing that remained constant and beautiful and that was Emma. 
 
 In most of the worlds she was Emma, but she had gone by Monica before. She was 26 now with brown hair that alternated between ponytail and curls. She was 5'4'' and loved wearing oversized hoodies. We met back in college and I loved her more than I could bear. She liked cuddling late into the morning, she had a smile to die for, and her favorite food was normally pizza or fried chicken. Sometimes she'd want to talk about having children, and other times she was as free spirited as ever. 
 
 That was okay. No matter what world I woke up in, Emma was always there with me. In this way could I tolerate the ever changing universe... 
 
 So why, I asked myself many years later, holding the bottle of pills, face drenched in tears and regret, 
 
... why did she disappear from this one? 

