All Of Me

Chapter 18: A walk in the park

We've been in New York for about a week now and I felt a little better, not much, but a little. Something was better than nothing. I had yet to go see Sal and I was procrastinating as much as possible. We had visited the Empire State building, the Statue of Liberty, and many museums. It happened by accident when Sarah and I went to get coffee. I didn't think I would run into him as New York was a big place and filled with millions of people. It was the first time I had seen him in months and he was standing there at the counter, ordering and my heart was pounding in my chest. He was about to turn around and suddenly I was afraid but then I remembered that my face was covered by my scarf and sunglasses. He wouldn't recognize me. Sarah was hitting my shoulder repeatedly as he was leaving with his drink in hand.

"Dude, go after him!" Sarah exclaimed.

I was torn. I wanted so badly to see him, to hug him, and to kiss him again. On the other hand, I wanted to run. Should I stay or should I go? My heart decided for me as I leapt from our table and rushed out the door but when I got out there I couldn't find him. I wasn't sure which way he went. One part of me was grateful for the missed meeting but another part of me was sad. I stuffed my hands back into my pockets and went back into the coffee shop, my shoulders slumped.

The next day the sun was shining and it was a bit warmer than it was yesterday so we decided to take a walk in the park. Wearing my jeans, a thin jacket, and lightly colored scarf I walked around the park with a hidden smile. My arm was looped through Sarah's as we strolled through the park. I didn't even notice that I didn't have my sunglasses. It was such a good day that I temporarily forgot about Sal. I even pulled down my scarf and lapped in the warmth of the sun.

"I'm glad you're feeling better," Sarah said.

"Me too," I replied with a grin. "Getting out was a great idea."

A gust of wind came blowing through and we laughed, enjoying the cool breeze. Suddenly I felt my scarf slip from my neck as it danced with the wind. I tried grabbing my scarf but everytime it would move further away from me as if it were hooked by something and someone was pulling away. I chased after my scarf, my heart pounding in my ears as I ran. As you can probably tell, I wasn't a big fan of exercise but I loved that scarf. It had been a gift from my grandmother before she died and I did not want to loose it.

The wind finally stopped and so did my scarf now resting at the feet of a man. I bent down to pick it up but at nearly the same time the man had bent down as well. When I looked up to thank him, I found myself looking into the eyes of Sal Vulcano.

"Sandy?!!"

Oh, shit.

A/N: I finally updated. Sorry it took so long. I hope you guys are still interested in reading this story. I'm thinking of making a few changes. Like how Sandy got her scar. I was thinking of changing it to a car accident. Thoughts?