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Unlike the day before yesterday, the sun was out and beaming beautifully. Yet it wasn't enough to uplift my gloomy mood. Today would be the day I sit down and talk with Giovanni and my anxiety had gotten the best of me. It had me up all night and played a large part in why I was running behind on our scheduled time. I was scared to face him.
The moment I rounded the corner, I spotted him sitting at one of the outdoor tables glancing around. A cap was on his head but because he was facing me, I could easily depict him.
The sound of my sandals slapping the heel of my feet caused him to look forward, directly at me. His eyes lit up in excitement but he managed to keep a straight face. I assumed it was because of my dismissal in our last two encounters.
Once I reached the table, I took a seat in the chair opposite of him and sat my purse beside my thigh. "Goodmorning."
"Goodmorning." he adjusted his hat. "I didn't order anything, I told the waiter to come back incase you wanted something."
"Okay." we then grew quiet. I knew I should have been the first to speak since I was the one with the issue, but the words were lodged in my throat. I didn't want to make him feel bad for going after his happiness but I did want him to know of my pain.
"So are you going to explain to me how I ghosted you?" he took the step to start the conversation.
I deeply inhaled and exhaled. "You left Orlando without a trace, Giovanni. No type of letter or note telling me you were gone or how I could keep in touch. Nothing. You left me with nothing."
"I said my goodbye to you, Korin."
"No you didn't. You had sex with me then disappeared a few hours later. Your decision to leave wasn't official, at least that's what you told me. You said you were thinking about it."
"I thought I told you afterwards that my mind had been made up. I didn't want to leave you but being at that lady house was killing me and you know it."
"Yes, that is why I accepted it but I didn't think we would have sex and I also didn't think you wouldn't tell me goodbye. It tore me apart, Gio. I laid in that bed every night, crying, thinking what did I do wrong? He wouldn't do me like that. I even thought you gave a note or something to one of your cousins to give to me but they said you hardly made it home before you were being dropped off at the airport."
