Winter Toes

I'm Fine.

I saw you today. You were walking with your friends and you walked into the store I work in and looked surprised.

"I'm surprised to see you here." You said as you smiled happily at me.

"Hi." I mumbled. You pulled me into a hug, to which I responded awkwardly. I got a smell of your cologne, the smell that kept me warm and safe for so many nights and my eyes watered.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine," I lied.

You were about to say something, when your friend called you. You looked back at me, "Look what time do you get off of work? I want to talk, I really missed you."

I shook my head and looked down as the tears started to fall. "No," I whispered. "When I asked for you, you didn't come. I don't need you now and I won't need you ever."

I walked away.