[ WP ] The single saddest moment your life will ever have was the single happiest moment of someone else 's .

Andrew was waiting at the arrivals gate when he found out. Leaning on the barrier clutching a bunch of flowers, he fidgeted impatiently as he waited for Jessica to land. It had tough to be without her for two weeks when they ’ d been together pretty much every day for the last two years, but the cliché was true – absence had made the heart grow fonder. A LOT fonder. Andrew ’ s stomach was full of butterflies and he couldn ’ t keep the smile from his face; he was also acutely aware of the small box pressing against his leg in his pocket…. 
 
 
 Lost in a reverie, he was suddenly aware of that a crowd of people in the airport were moving over to the announcement screens. He watched as the flight times and gates suddenly changed to one word – “ cancelled ”. 
 
 “ What ’ s happened? ” he asked someone as they passed, as he began to feel cold fingers of dread run through him. “ An explosion ”, the stranger responded, “ something about the engine when coming into land ”. They hurried on, and Andrew joined them, walking quickly, then running over to the nearest TV, the flowers forgotten on the floor. 
 
 “ It can ’ t be… ” she thought, “ it can ’ t be that flight…..I don ’ t believe it ”. But it was. 
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 Gloria was near the arrivals gate when she found out. Leaning against the corner-most part of the barrier, she kept the left side of her face turned against the wall, hiding the fading mark on her cheek. It had been the most wonderful two weeks, but now he was back. “ Don ’ t forget to pick me up you stupid bitch ” he had said a fortnight ago, punctuated the last word with the palm of his hand. Gloria ’ s stomach was full of butterflies at the thought of his return, and she was acutely aware of the bruises on her back and legs. 
 
 
 Lost in a reverie, she was suddenly aware of that a crowd of people in the airport were moving over to the announcement screens. She watched as the flight times and gates suddenly changed to one word – “ cancelled ”. 
 
 “ What ’ s happened? ” she asked someone as they passed, as she began to feel something akin to hope running through her. “ An explosion ”, the stranger responded, “ something about the engine when coming into land ”. They hurried on, and Gloria joined them, walking quickly, then running over to the nearest TV. She noticed a beautiful bunch of flowers on the floor, and picked them up. 
 
 “ It can ’ t be… ” she thought, “ it can ’ t be that flight…..I don ’ t believe it ”. But it was. 

