Other side of town

51

There years latter
As pov
I was walking down the crowd streets of New York and for some reason I couldn't stop thinking about the way things ended. Me and Dominic had a massive fight a couple weeks after graduation and he was drunk and things were said and the next thing I knew I was on a plain with a one way ticket to New York. I became good friends with the girl Zee who did my tattoos. I got a job at a magazine and quickly made my way to writing articles.
" morning miss. Tate "
" morning grace any messages "
" no "
" ok now don't work to hard "
I smiled and walked away and went to my corner office that had a fantastic view. I opened my laptop and picked a question that some one asked ' how do you forgive someone for what they did when they were drunk '. Before it knew it the clock read 5 and it was time to go. I stoped by the store and got somethings and went back to the apartment that me and Zee share.

Dominic's pov
The glass shattered above my head
" what's wrong with you "
" I'm sorry "
She stoped and said
" you said her name instead of mine when I was getting you off "
" it was one letter "
" you do it all the time I'm not her "
" I KNOW "
she walked out of the house slamming the door. Ever sense A left I've been trying to replace her I guess I keep screwing girls from the trailer park but they aren't her. I know she went to New York but that's about it. It's been three years and I can't seem to get over her.

As pov
I haven't dated anyone since I got here and it not because I don't want to or I'm still hung up on Dominic but because I haven't had time
" Zee I'm home "
She didn't respond so I quickly got changed. I went next door which is where the tattoo shop is. When I walked in she was in the middle of doing a tattoo
" hey can I sit down "
I said and the girl looked at me
" yeah "
" so is this your first "
" yeah "
I looked at her thigh and she was getting a bunch of flowers
" so does it have any meaning "
She smiled
" no "
" that's cool I have a few of those "
" really "
" yeah "
I took of the sweater I had on so I was in a tank top
" let's see ... oh "
I pulled up the bottom of my shirt to revile the honey I got
" I got this one just because I wanted to and I thought it was cute "
" cool "
She looked at the ones scattered on my arms
" don't worry you can still get a professional job with tattoos "
We were all laughing
" how may we help you sir ... hello "
I looked up and it was him Dominic
" hey I'll be back ok "
The girl nodded I got up and went out side and he followed and I went in-between the tattoo shop and the apartments
" what are you doing here "
" I ... I "
" you what you thought you could come here and what have things go back to how they were "
" no I umm can't get over you and trust me I've tried with so many girls "
" really congrats hope you used a condom "
I started to walk away then he grabbed my arm pulling me back
" don't you dare touch me you know what I can do with one hit "
I sniffed a little
" god you're drunk "
He tried to grab me again and I pushed him and he fell to the ground
" come find me when you're sober "
I went back in and locked the door and flipped the sign to closed and went back to the girl
" sorry about that "
" can you grab my charger out of my bag "
" yeah "
When I grabbed it I saw the magazine Q+A in it
" you like Q an A magazine "
" yes "
" have you ever sent in a question "
" maybe "
" well did they answer it "
" yeah umm it was what can you do to make yourself better after a brake up "
" oh yeah I remember that one "
" you read them too "
Zee laughed a little
" what "
The girl said
" dude she works there she gives the answers and does some of the short stories "
" what ... you're A "
" yep "
And her tattoo was done a couple minutes latter and then me and Zee were locking up
" I still don't get how they let you use A when your legal name is Athena "
" I guess they liked A better "
" so that was him "
" yeah "
" I still don't get it you two were in love when I first saw you then "
" yeah "