[Tiffany has started the drama off, the consequences are totally on her. He gasps loudly and there's a thud as he falls to his knees.]

She's gone, she's gone! Good God, how could you have let this happen. My soul finds itself torn asunder, how can I go on? In this moment I understand all that she meant to me. Those long weeks ago when we first met, how could I know that her departure would take all the light from my life? Now I must go on, just the shell of the man I once was! Will joy ever again touch my heart?