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Two months later
Camila
I jogged four times around the block before getting back home and taking a drink of water. I grabbed my car keys and once I had caught my breath I got in my car and drove to the grocery store.
I slipped my phone into my pocket and continued listening to music as I shopped around.
I grabbed the usual fruits before I moved onto veggies. My current obsession with mandarines would make me eat like five a day so I had two buy two bags of cuties.
As my favorite song played I hummed along moving a little to the rhythm. Suddenly I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned and took my headphone out of my left ear.
"Hi Camila how are you?!" Pattie asked enthusiastically.
"I'm good, you?" I asked freezing in place.
"Great. It's funny how we always bump into each other at the store," she said.
"I know," I said.
"How's the wedding planning going?" She asked.
"Uhh... it's um, it's going good," I lied not knowing what else to say and also not wanting to give any explainations. Frankly, it was none of her business.
"Great, I'll be waiting for an invitation," she smiled.
"Okay," I said having no idea where I would pull out an invitation from.
"Hey I think Justin is right over there, maybe you want to say hi? I'm sure he misses you," she said.
"Um well I don't really think that's a good id-"
She cut me off when she called him over. I turned around and saw the usual messy head of blonde and brown hair as he looked down at the floor and walked beside a blonde girl with vibrant blue eyes who I assumed was his new nurse.
My heart dropped to the floor and then I felt it beat harder and faster than ever at the sight of Justin.
"Look who it is Justin," Pattie said.
(pattie loves torturing her own son wtf)
He didn't look up at all so I decided to speak up. I really just wanted to see his honey brown eyes one more time. "Hi Justin."
He instantly looked up at me and I felt chills run down my spine. Without saying a word he looked back down. The look in his eyes was emotionless, cold, and unsettling.
"Justin? Are you okay?" The blonde girl asked.
He looked back up at me again with a look of anger in his eyes.
Oh I know, baby, I'm so sorry I left you... I shouldn't have...
"Justin, wanna say hi?"
"H-h-h-hi," he stuttered.
"How have you been?" I asked.
He didn't reply and looked down again.
"How's the painting going?" I asked.
He shook his head continuing to look at the floor. I bit at the inside of my cheek wanting to cry so bad.
"I-i-i-i n-n-no p-p..." he trailed off and gave up before looking back up at me, his eyes making contact with mine.
"Y-y-y-you l-le-lef..." he started before pointing at himself.
I began whispering, "I'm s-"
"Sorry you know how he is, always really quiet and timid," Pattie said.
"Really?" I asked after a long pause.
"Yeah don't you remember?" She asked.
"No, I remember him talking perfectly fine right before I left..." I said.
"Well he's recently had a little difficultly speaking... isn't that right Justin?" She asked.
He shook his head as he looked down again.
"Well it was nice seeing you," I said wanting to get out of there as fast as I could.
"You too, take care."
I walked off.
He's had difficulty speaking because no one bothers to help him speak. Without practice how does she expect him to talk?
I grew angry, feeling blood rush to my cheeks, but I had no reason to be mad. I knew what he was trying to say—that I had left him.
It was partially if not my entire fault.
I walked into a random aisle letting all my tears out with a couple of loud sobs. A woman walked past me and asked me if I was okay, I quickly wiped my tears away and nodded before walking to the checkout line.
No words could describe how awful I felt for making him go through that.
Justin
I had given up on ever seeing her again. But I saw her today and now that I'm sitting here eating dinner with Savannah and my mom, I realize that I should've hugged her, I should have kissed her and told her how much I love her. Maybe she didn't feel the same way anymore but at least I would have gotten to feel her one more time.
"I never knew how much Justin enjoyed nature otherwise I would've taken him out more," Savannah said.
"Yeah he's a big outdoors person, it's quiet and peaceful so it relaxes him," My mom said.
There they go again talking about me like I'm not sitting in front of them.
Savannah was talking about yesterday when she took me hiking trail. We went hiking and it was fun except it would've been better if Camila was there.
Either way I enjoyed being out and Savannah was nice to me the entire time.
"Maybe we could go camping, what do you think Pattie?" Savannah asked.
"I'm sure you could, if Justin agrees," my mom said.
Both of them looked over at me and I couldn't do anything other than nod. Camping should be fun, right?
"Yay we can go this weekend," Savannah said.
Lately her cheerfulness had annoyed me. It just seemed so fake and overdone, mostly because she wasn't like this before.
After dinner Savannah left and I got ready for bed. My mom came to checkup on me before I got in bed and turned the light out. It took a lot of turning and spinning until I finally realized I wasn't going to sleep anything soon. Camila was still on my mind and there was no doubt about it that I still loved her. I just hoped she felt the same way.
Sure I was a bit mad that she had left me but I still love her and I always will.
I pulled out her shirt from under my bed and laid my head on it taking in the faint scent of her perfume.
I miss you so much Camila.
Can you imagine missing someone for that long and when you finally see them nothing happens?
