Milk and Oreos

Chapter 13

Conner: "I extended my stay in London for 3 weeks trying to convince Yassie to forgive me. I tried everything to make up to her but she became elusive. She never answered my calls and replied to my messages. I was so hopeless. I didn't know my time was running out."

Danny: "Does that mean it was over for the two of you?"

Conner: "No. It wasn't for me. But I had no choice. I got a call from Tina asking me to come back to Australia since there's work waiting for me."

Danny: "Ouch! So you came back with a heavy heart?"

Conner: "Yeah. You can say that. When I was back in Melbourne, I still tried calling her but she wasn't picking up. I took all the open projects for me to stay busy and to get over the pain. But it was hard. I couldn't forget her. I don't want to give up on her."

Danny: "I bet. She must have been hurt too. You two had a rough relationship and its all because of the distance and work."

Conner: "And I thought I could fix it that fast but I failed."

***Hi this is Yassie, I'm sorry if I couldn't make it on the phone right now. Please leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thank you! (beep)

"....Hi baby, its me. I've been trying to call you ever since I got back from London. I just wanna know how you've been. I'm so sorry. Please talk to me. I miss you so much." (beep)

Tina: "Are you still not giving up?"

Conner: "Nope. But I think she did."

Tina: "You never know until you see her again."

Conner: "I don't know if I will ever see her again."

Tina: "She's only in London kid. She's just a plane ride away. Give her some time and space. She needs it after what happened."

Conner: "That wasn't me. That was definitely not me. I can't believe I said that to her. God! I'm such an idiot."

Tina: "That's what happens when you love someone so much and the validation you ask for wasn't given to you. You get angry. And sometimes when emotions gets too high, you say the harshest and most unexpected things you don't really mean."

Conner: "I don't know why this has to happen Tina. I miss her now."

Tina: "Give her time kid. Trust me, you both need it."

...those were the words I kept in my head. Tina gave me the projects I needed to keep myself busy but I decided never to give up on Yassie. Until..."

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Conner: "No. It can't be." (redials)

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...after hearing it the second time, I packed as fast as I could and headed to the airport. Upon arriving in London, I went straight to her agency and found out she's shooting in a remote location in Europe. The agency couldn't give further information because of confidentiality so I went out of the building without any knowledge about what her current location was. Until..."

Frances: "Conner? Is that you dear?"

...I looked back and saw Frances on her cane standing at the lobby."

Conner: "Hi Frances, its great to see you again. I missed you."

...then I came closer and hugged her."