I Give You Permission To Reach Out And Touch Me.(Completed,editing).

Chapter Twenty-One: Exploria.

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Exploria

3 weeks without Princeton.

He stop coming to the gallery and I'd haven't seen him at all.

The gallery ballroom party was tonight and the party was for me leaving.

I took these dreadful weeks to prepare my leaving. I had already got my first class ticket to go to Europe and a waiting condo for me. My divorce with Micheal was going through the finalizing so I would be stated single in a month or less. The gallery was handed over to some rich dedicated man, who was very eager to owe an youth art gallery.

A smile spreads across my lips as I finish up my packing and Micheal step into the pen house bedroom. He leans against the door frame as he watch me. "So your really set on leaving?"

I nod as I zip up my sixth suitcase and hauled it across the room. "After the party, I'm gone,'' I tell him before I push pass him. I settle my suitcases in the fancy-grand living room, I glance over my shoulder to see he had follow me.

            "Your running away from something,'' he pause, "Again."

I shrug as I try to avoid that serious look in his brown eyes. "I'm not running but I'm giving up. You still have to get dress,'' I tell him.

Micheal holds up his arms. " We have a hour so can I hold my wife for one more time, can I get that much out of you?"

 I tap my heel and sighs.  " Thank you for beginning with me for the pass four years,'' I tell him as I rush into his arms and wrap my own arms around his back. My body moulded onto his and I was wash over by the warm heat. 

"Do you have to leave?" he asks me again and I swear he asked me that for the 100th time these pass weeks.

I brush my nose against his neck. "I need this escape, moving on is the best for me."

He pulls back some so our foreheads was press together. "You fall in love...that's why you running away, right?"

When he ask me that, quickly images of Princeton  played in my mind. " Yeah I fall in love with the wrong person."  I pull out his hold and stretch. "Let's get dress, Kay?" I flash a smile before I headed to get dress up for my own farewell party.

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"Thank you for these wonderful years at this gallery. I made friends and I had discover over hundreds of young people talents. I hope this gallery will stay open and will inspire many to come along. I will be leaving but I'm leaving my heart and hope," I announce to the full crowd that filled up the elegant black and white ballroom. I stood up on stage and place a large smile on my face as I search the crowd for them hazel eyes but I came up empty. 

 I wave to everyone. " Have a good time at the rest of my party. Farewell everyone!"

Hinging up the hem to my black silk dress that had a diamond like neck line and flowed to the ground. My blond hair was in curls and pinned up so my face was showed more. The live band begin to play and I walk my away around the ballroom to greet everyone.

"I can't believe your leaving," Judy cries out as she steps to me. I was surprise to see her reddish brown hair was styled and her glasses was gone. She wear a pretty white dress that actually gave her body figure. On her arm was her blond-headed boyfriend Auric.

           "You still have a job so don't worry,'' I tell her but I really wanted to tell her that she looked nice but the words wouldn't form on my lips.

Judy gives me a quick hug. " I'm going to miss you, Exploria." She stumbles away from me and flashes me a bright smile.

I shrug. " Um...you two---are prefect together,'' I tell them with a honest tone in my voice.