This is a part of the prologue from the Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
Clare: It's hard being left behind. I wait for Henry, not knowing where he is, wondering if he's okay. It's hard to be the one who stays.
I keep myself busy. Time goes faster that way.
I go to sleep alone, and wake up alone. I take walks. I work until I'm tired. I watch the wind play with the trash that's been under the snow all winter. Everything seems simple until you think about it. Why is love intensified by absence?
Long ago, men went to sea, and women waited for them, standing on the edge of the water, scanning the horizon for the tiny ship. Now I wait for Henry. He vanishes unwillingly, without warning. I wait for him. Each moment that I wait feels like a year, an eternity. Each moment is as slow and transparent as glass. Though each moment I can see infinite moments lined up, waiting. Why has he gone where I cannot follow?
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I watched the movie and I knew it would make me cry. Reading the book made me cry, what more watching it in motion. I still haven't finished reading it though. It's a good read and I'm gonna take my sweet time to finish it. If you like romance and love stories, you most probably would like this movie too. ;) After watching the movie, I'm very thankful my life isn't like that and I cannot imagine being in Clare's shoes.
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