You are Unforgettable (triple frontier) [COMPLETED]

The second goodbye

"Are you really leaving?" Julie questioned as I packed my stuffs.

"Yes, I've over stayed my welcome...I've to go back home" I looked at her.

"Can't you stay a little more, like your parents" she pleaded "I wish I could, but you know my work" I murmured as her expression changed. I know she wanted to spend more time with me but I had no option but to leave, I've to join my work tomorrow or else by the end of the week I'll be jobless.

"Did you talk to Santiago, about it?" She asked.

"About what?" I looked at her.

"You leaving" she stated.

"I didn't, I don't want him to know" I shrugged.

"Why?" she looked at me in confusion.

"Because, I'm not good at goodbyes & after what happened the last time.....we meeting again is kind of awkward really" I said.

"You are being selfish" she mentioned.

"I don't know, a girl gotta do what a girl gotta do" I murmured as I braided my hair. Julie & Francisco planned a short trip out of town so she couldn't see me off & I didn't want to trouble my parents in their vacay so I left for the airport on my own. As I was heading to the airport I got a call from an unknown number, I didn't care to pick up as I put my phone on silent & closed my eyes as I listened to my favourite tracks.

The airport was kind of crowded then before & my trolley was heavy af because of my shopping yesterday "ugh!" I said to myself as I dragged the heavy trolley behind me.

"You didn't care, to say goodbye" Santiago said as he walked upto me & I knew it was Julie, she told him.

"I didn't want to make things awkward" I admitted.

"By leaving?" He looked at me.

"By saying goodbye because I don't know, what it means" I looked at him.

"You're trying to run away" he said.

"I ain't" I mumbled.

"Yes, you are" He furrowed his brows.

"Can we please not talk about this, I've a flight to catch" I told him.

"So like in the past, you will just leave by leaving me on the edge" he said slowly.

"We met under the worst condition anyone can think of & then seeing you after all these years, I don't know if it's just a phase of our life or our destiny to meet again & I don't have the time & energy to find out.....I've my life ahead of me, I need to go back to my hometown & work" I said.

"So, I don't mean a thing to you" his words heavy.

"I owe you my life, you are everything I wish I had but I guess it's never meant to be" I looked away.

"How can you say that, without even trying" he moved closer.

"Because whatever it maybe, you know we can't change the past...it will always latch on to us" I said slowly "because you take it that way" he looked at me as his expressions fell.

"I need to go now, I'm getting late" I mumbled as I walked away.

"You are not leaving again, leaving me stranded on my own" he said as he followed me.

"I wish I had answers Santiago, but I don't. Please! you have to let me go" I stopped on my tracks.

"If you didn't feel a thing for me, then why did you entertain me all these time...you could have told me to leave, when you met me at the beach that night" he was hurt & I didn't have answers for that, he was right why did I? I should have told him the past didn't mean a thing to me, if for real I didn't feel a thing for him but I did feel for him. That's the reason why I didn't let him go but I couldn't admit it because I was confused. I needed time & time was what he didn't have, he has waited for goddamn three years just to get a glimpse of me or ask me how I felt about him but even after all these years I still didn't have an answer. Yes, Julie was right I was selfish & I was being greedy on my own.

"I'm sorry, but I don't have anything to say to you anymore. Please forgive me" my voice cracked as I walked away as quickly as possible towards the entrance of the airport but he was quick enough to stop me "So your leaving just like that, like you did three years ago?"

I couldn't face him as tears filled my eyes I just looked down on the floor & walked away, I could feel him watching me but I didn't dare to turn back & look at him as I wiped a tear falling down my cheek. I just wished I had answers but I didn't as I became the person I was most afraid of, a person who had no idea about what or who she wants in her life.