"I should really go, or I will miss my flight" she said and I watched her walk to the door, how could the time already have gone?
Seemed like she had only been her for 30 minutes not 4 hours.
I followed her to the door, I really didn't want her to go, but how could I tell her that? We had not even known each other for 24 hours I didn't want her to get the wrong idea.
She was standing there looking at me with those beautiful honest and innocent brown eyes making it hard for me to stay on my feet.
It felt so ridiculous already feeling so close to someone you don't even really know.
I smiled at her hoping she would know what to say, she seemed so calm maybe she just wanted this to be it and go home and never see me again?
Maybe she found this to be too difficult to figure out, we were from different worlds, maybe she didn't want to make this anymore complicated than it already was trying to figure out how to see each other again?
I couldn't resist lifting my hand and letting my fingers stroke lightly over her arm, maybe her reaction to this would tell me if she was feeling the same I was.
"I should really go, my friends will start worrying were I am"
"Oh.. right" I didn't want to make her late for her plane, but I just couldn't let her go.
I wanted to tell her I needed to see her again, but I didn't know how, or if she would want me to.
I didn't want to say it if she didn't want to hear it, I had my heart through a lot these last few years I couldn't risk yet another let down.
I took her hands in mine maybe I could tell her in a way so she would understand what I was saying without saying it?
"I really enjoyed meeting you.."
Please tell me you will be back, my heart was shouting behind my words.
"Me too.."
I had to kiss her goodbye, at least I would have that last kiss to keep me warm in the winter cold.
Maybe if I kissed her I would know what I was longing to know before it was too late.
I leaned slowly in still trying to see if she would allow me one last kiss, she lifted her head letting me know she would and I could lay my lips on hers.
If only this kiss could have lasted forever, but she was already late, I pressed my lips a little more against her trying to get all I could out of this moment before parting letting her go.
I waited for her reaction as she looked at her feet and then at me
"Well.. Goodbye, maybe we will meet again someday" this was it, she was leaving, already going down the stairs.
I leaned against the door frame, meet again someday
"I really hope we do.." I said quietly wishing she could hear me, and with that the door closed behind her and she was gone.
I went to the window in the apartment watching her walk down the street, she looked so cold.
If she turned around to look back I would know she wanted to see me again and I would run down there and..
She turned a corner and disappeared.
I almost had her, the girl I had only dreamed existed, and now with just a blink of an eye she disappeared never to return.
I almost had the chance to figure out if she truly was the woman of my dreams, but almost is never enough..
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Almost is never enough
RomanceA one shot, inside two peoples heads just as they have to say goodbye. What if you had the courage to say what's on your mind?