The Meet

To my surprise, I see your eyes.

-At the store-

Me: "Ok so you look over there, I'll look over here and we'll have one of those shopping moments where they try on all the clothes with the music... except there's no music, it's not a movie, and there's no hot guy in the scene." Simon pushes me with a smile and I laugh heading over to the other side. After a while we head on over to the dressing room and Simon tries some costumes.  There's one costume that is taking him forever and it's driving me bananas.

Me: "Hurry up Simon!" Stranger: "Abby?" I turn with a smile that only fades, becomes cold and hardens. I'm paralyzed with fear, a hint of anger, sorrow, very painful empathy. Me: "Hi.. Santi, what are you doing here" Santi: "I was walking by, in the neighborhood and I saw you through the window." Me: "Oh cool." Some girl comes up on him, kissing him.

I'm not jealous nor bitter as I thought I'd be, I just hope that he's in love this time. Girl: "Who's this?" She gives me a funky look like, "Don't mess with my man or I'll cut you." and quite frankly, not impressed. Santi: "Terra this is my ex Abby." She rolls her eyes while saying hi, I just wave.

I feel so, I don't know. Every time I think about him or see him again, my defenses just go numb and the only thing I feel is pity, wishing and hoping Santi's changed.

Terra: "Come on lets go." She walks off seeming irritated. Santi: "Well I have to go so, I'll see you around." Me: "Hopefully... not." I say the not part when he was already out of the store.