” Come here. Because right now, I want to hold you in my arms and that’s it. If you’re okay with this, I suggest to go home and talk about this with a nice cup of coffee or a nice beer Having our heads cleared up and especially talk quietly and simply Liberate what we have of fury and disappointments. What do you say?”

” Okay “(sniff)

” C’mon, let’s go.”

We turn towards the Planet’s window and wave at the girls. And we leave the premises.

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ON THE WAY HOME

Thinking

Shane, I hate to see you cry. It kills me. Why do you torture yourself like this? I don’t want a war, I ain’t you enemy, I’m your heart and yours is mine

” Shane, do you want to stop somewhere to get something to eat?”

” Not hungry”

“C’mon, you have to eat something! You’ll starve to death!”

“Not hungry”

SHANE’S PLACE

” Do I come in or do we say goodbye?”

” Come in, please.” She says

I will not make her beg I will certainly not run away I will settle things down with her and get her to comprehend my point of view, and I want to hear hers to.

” Nice place you got there Shane!”

“Thanks. I did a lot of redecoration and renovations since you left this town. Sit wherever you want. Want something to drink?”

” Coffee would be nice Thanks Shane.”

” No problem.”

She prepares the coffee. She gets out of the fridge some cream. She gets out of the cupboard the sugar. Puts everything on the kitchen table, with two spoons and two cups.

While she’s doing this, I go in the living room and look at her cd collection. She has a nice selection of every kind of music. I take a peek from the corner of my eye in the kitchen to look at how she’s beautiful and destroyed by tears and sadness. It’s all over her face, and shoulders I’m sorry Shane I didn’t mean to make you cry I didn’t want to break your hopes and dreams I’m sorry