it wasn't so much of an awkward silence, but of a comfortable silence, we were interested in the sounds we heard around us.
birds chirping, cars riding past us, a faint conversation or two in the background.
i held modere's hand, which was something new we decided to try out. i thought it could help us stay together, especially in crowded places.
modere held moose's leash. moose was still a pup, but slowly becoming less of one. he was getting bigger and bigger every day.
once at the park modere drops moose off with his puppy day care group and we head off towards the nature trail.
at the entrance, we stop near a pair of trees opposite each other with a dirt path separating them. modere walks ahead and kicks up a thick tree limb off the ground. he grabs it and holds it like a cane. "ready to go?" he walks ahead of me.
"dude, slow down!" i run to catch up with his quick pace.
"dudette, speed up!" i run and jump on his back. he catches me and holds my legs under his arms. i laugh, while wrapping my arms around his neck.
we walk at our normal slow pace, just observing things around us. i was the eyes, and he was the ears.
turning the bend, i notice something off farther down the path. most of the trees covered my view, but i thought i recognized something. "um can we stop here and take a break?" i tap modere's cheek.
"like you need a break, next time you're carrying me." modere slumps against a tree, cradling his stick beside him.
walking away from him, i creep ahead, moving to let a few joggers to pass by me.
once i passed the trees, i realized what i saw.
He was there. and with his New Girlfriend. i stare at him, and without noticing that i spent a while doing it.
i thought, i thought he was leaving.
apparently not, and my dumb ass was fooled. i honestly thought that i had gotten rid of him. i look down, and notice my hands were shaking. looking up, i find his eyes boring into mine.
i duck back into the shade of the trees, walking back to modere.
i look back and find Him walking towards us. without his New Girlfriend.
"shit!"
i panic and jog away, back towards the entrance, leaving modere by the tree.
i run out of the nature trail, and into the park restroom, hiding myself in one of the stalls. i don't stop hyperventilating, even after i stopped running.
-----------(Hermia's Ex Wade)-----------
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