After that little lapse I got back on track. I decided to channel my energy into work. I got an internship that basically took up most of my time. With less time to party came less excuses to drunk call or text. Plus I was finally doing what I came there to do, to have a life. And for what I could tell I was doing pretty well. So well that my six months had turned into a full year in London.
Then at mine 11th month I got to see that not only my actions, but my absence also had some pretty weird consequences...
-Laura? Are you there?
-Hey Mark...
-Mark?
-That's your name isn't it?
-Yes but I never heard you say it
-Oh sorry...
-What are we now? Distant friends? Colleagues? Am I someone you used to know in college? – Ok, that was unusual.
-Sorry...didn't know rocker guy meant so much to you...
-It does mean a lot to me...and you mean so much to me...- He was almost tripping on his own words...
-Hm...there's something different about you...
-There is not...I miss you...it's been 7 months...did you forget me? Did you get me out of your head?
And then it hit me -Are you drunk?
-Maybe...
-What the hell happened??
-I drank and then now I am drunk - Brilliant
-Great explanation...very specific...but what happened to you not drinking?
-I don't now. I must have misplaced it.
-That's great...but how come?
-Well I finally came across the numbing powers of alcohol
-Numbing powers?
-Yes...and there is so much I want to not feel...
-Is everything ok?
-No it is not ok...I don't know how it got to this...
-How what got to what?
-This! This mess in my head...and you..you are so nice...how could I be such an ass to you??
-Just let it go...it's in the past...
-NO...I cannot...
-Why not? I am telling you to...
-No because by putting this in the past you are putting me in the past...
-I am not
-You are calling me Mark
-I am sorry...I just wanted to be nice...
-No you were trying to be impersonal...to keep your distance...
-Ok this is not the time for us to talk about this...
-It is the perfect time...before you forget me...
-I am not going to forget you...I am in a different continent and I still drunk text you...
-Not for the past 7 months...
-I was trying to give you space...
-I don't want space...
-Ok then what do you want?
-I don't know...but I don't want you to forget me...
-Doesn't that sound a little bit selfish to you?
-A little...But I lov... - Now there was something I did not want to hear. Not now. Not like that.
-Doooooooon't
-Why not?
-Because you are drunk and you don't mean it
-How do you know I don't mean it...
-Because you don't know me enough to love me?
-Then how come I feel you are the only one who understand me? The only person I want to talk to?
-I don't know...Somehow we do have a connection...but it is not love...
-I don't want to lose that...I can't lose that...
-You won't
-I'm sorry I've been away
-I'm sure you have better things to do in Europe then talking to a recently discovered drunk...
-No way...rocker guy and drunk...I am starting to think you are my match made in heaven...
-You are the best...Are you sure I can't say it?
-I am sure...you wouldn't even remember in the morning...
-ok...
-I have to go to work...you go and sleep this off ok? Don't do anything stupid...
-I won't
-Just out of curiosity what did you drink?
-Red wine...
-Are you a divorced middle aged white female?
-In my heart I am...
-Drink loads of water before bed then...please...
-I will...
-Sweet dreams
- Have a good day love
-Have a good night love
I wanted to scream...Why now? I did not need that now. I also wanted to never pick up my phone ever again. But I couldn't do that. I couldn't be responsible for turning rocker guy into an alcoholic. Yes that was my excuse. The real reason was that I couldn't bare to think he was that sad because of me or something I had done. I liked him way too much to do that.
I guess we were in it together. Now what "it" was I had no idea.
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