taken aback , i spun , the ring of flowers falling from me to land in the dry moat between us . she believed she just might be stalling . the world holds its breath , because there 's really no guarantee that the sun will rise . but i could n't deny what i saw with my own two eyes-and he was practically out the door . he was the love of her life . she said she had a lot of work to do and people to talk to . 