15 years later

Part 2

I walked as fast as I could back out of the restaurant. I heard the door shut behind me but then close again not long after. I heard footsteps get closer and closer until a hand was placed onto my shoulder.

"April, it's me!"

"Yes I'm fully aware it's you, I'm not blind Chris!"

I turned and continued to walk home.

"Are you not gonna talk to me?"

"No."

"Why?"

"You know why!"

"It's been fifteen years April!"

"And it hasn't been long enough yet."

My eyes started to fill with tears. I hadn't thought about Chris for so long. All of our memories were playing out in my head, but I wasn't going to let Chris get to me.

"It was nice to see you April. I miss you." Chris shouted from far behind.

Okay now I'm crying run run run. I ducked down the subway steps and hopped on, I was going to Nicole's whether she likes it or not.

Ten minutes later I arrived. Praying that Nicole was in I knocked on the door.

"Hi April, did I forget you were coming again?"

"No I just really need to talk to you!"

"Oh, did you get the job?"

"Nope I was late and my interviewer immediately shut me down, but that's not what I want to talk about?" I said in a series tone.

"What? What's wrong?" She worriedly said.

"I bumped into Chris..."

"WHAT? WHEN?" She shouted

"About fifteen minutes ago"

"What did he say? What did you say? Where?" She questioned.

"At my job interview, he knocked me over in the restaurant then he said he missed me and I ignored him and came here."

"Oh my gosh April? Do you think you'll see him again?"

"God I hope not!"

"Why?"

"I hate him Nicole! You know that"

"April come on, you know you still care about him, you only stopped talking about him within the past two years!"

"Yes because it took me that long to get over him..."

I stared out the window in the direction I just came and continued to pull at the loose thread on my skirt. I miss him too. I never stopped missing him.

I stayed at Nicole's for a while just talking about different things to try and get my mind off Chris, well until my phone started to ring...

"MOM WHERE ARE YOU?"

"Shit I forgot you needed picking up early today, I'm coming I'll be there soon, and I'll be in Nicole's car!"

I hung up the phone

"You need my car for what now?" Nicole questioned.

"I forgot I have to pick Talia up at three today, I'll be back in half an hour with your car, I'm sorry."

"Thank you!"I shouted as I ran out of the door.

See you need to get more organised. First you were late to your job interview. Now you're late in getting your kid from school. Nice job today April.