*frowns*

Yes, this is a depressing story...very depressing. He lost his wife, he love all means to live. She was his life, and she was gone, so what reason would there be for him to keep going? The house he lives in holds to many memories, many good yet painful And to top off the day, a burglary, one who takes things that belonged to his wife. The best thing for him, would to have moved, so he could try to move on, but some people just love someone so much, that it's near impossible to move on.

Now...to stop my ramblings and to the story. The only thing that I caught about this story in something to edit, was the second sentence in the first paragraph. To me, it felt a little run-on. Here's my suggestion:

The same waitress, wearing the same apron, gave me that same flirtatious smile and that poor attempt at Italian. I paid for the same meal ever since the real joy in my life had been taken away.

It's up to you purely. Your story. ^_^ Anyway, I thought this story was very well done. A great English project.

I like this. It was sad, but I could empathize with the main character. Not because of what he'd been through, but because when it was time to go, he went. Like I said, I really enjoyed this. Keep writing! :)

As much as one can like something that depresses them, I liked it. At the very end, the character leaves to start over. It's a glimmer of hope in a sad story. Very good.