[ Something about that does make her smile in a dark humor, though it's for a jest only she knows. ]

You have just described every woman with a broken heart.

[ It is apt. It is not enough. It's small, too small for what she contains. ]

There is a story about a woman like no other, whose heart broke like no other. Some called her a goddess. [ She was more than that; something known without being known. Something that came before knowing. ] I think her heart is still breaking from the loneliness, you see, but her story is the only one that can never be told.

[ Her finger curl, hands clasped tightly together. ]

You said that you knew her.