“I wonder when we’ll ever do that” she said while her breast was sucked by her son.
“we were supposed to do it before you disappeared on me” said hazel as she removed her glasses that were clinging on her nose.
“I’m so sorry about that. I just thought it was unfair on your part” she said. Her child blinked lazily; unaware about the brevity of the situation.
“why?” asked hazel. Breathing slowly and bracing her self for the answer as she slouched back on the couch.
“because I have him” she pointed to her son who fell asleep. He savored the milk on his lips and followed his sleepiness. They both kept quiet for a while. Hazel sat there and thought of ways to tell her how it wasn’t that.
“it was fine with me.” She said. She put back her eyeglasses and looked at her with a comforting smile.
“honestly?” she asked in return as if to wash away the doubt in her mind.
“honestly” she affirmed. She unzipped her bag and opened another discussion about their friends and their beauty pageant days. As the exchanges of laughter and gossip fluttered, hazel noticed how much things have managed to change. Dawn, on the other hand, thought that she hazel moved on and she continued pretending that they were only what they had always been; friends.
Hazel kept her smile on her face, wishing she could bring to the surface the words, “I need you”. but like dawn, pride took what was left of her. as they sat there talking and inserting a few laughs here and there, night began to creep over the city and hazel decided to leave.
“please come back next Saturday” begged Dawn as hazel smiled and nodded her head promisingly.
“we were supposed to do it before you disappeared on me” said hazel as she removed her glasses that were clinging on her nose.
“I’m so sorry about that. I just thought it was unfair on your part” she said. Her child blinked lazily; unaware about the brevity of the situation.
“why?” asked hazel. Breathing slowly and bracing her self for the answer as she slouched back on the couch.
“because I have him” she pointed to her son who fell asleep. He savored the milk on his lips and followed his sleepiness. They both kept quiet for a while. Hazel sat there and thought of ways to tell her how it wasn’t that.
“it was fine with me.” She said. She put back her eyeglasses and looked at her with a comforting smile.
“honestly?” she asked in return as if to wash away the doubt in her mind.
“honestly” she affirmed. She unzipped her bag and opened another discussion about their friends and their beauty pageant days. As the exchanges of laughter and gossip fluttered, hazel noticed how much things have managed to change. Dawn, on the other hand, thought that she hazel moved on and she continued pretending that they were only what they had always been; friends.
Hazel kept her smile on her face, wishing she could bring to the surface the words, “I need you”. but like dawn, pride took what was left of her. as they sat there talking and inserting a few laughs here and there, night began to creep over the city and hazel decided to leave.
“please come back next Saturday” begged Dawn as hazel smiled and nodded her head promisingly.
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