Re-Encounter

(Dmitri’s Thoughts)

She heard me, I know.

She saw me, I am sure of it.

But she disappeared in front of me.

She didn’t look at me, she didn’t even bother to see a glimpse of me, to check if I was real. I was like a ghost, a bad omen she wished she never met.

Then, she bolted and ran away.

She disappeared in front of me, and what the hell am I doing?

“Will I let her escape again? Will I let her go again?” I clench my fist, and then I hear the old woman cheers me up. She speaks in French.

“Go after her, go ahead, and never let her go. Maybe, you are the reason why she was never completely happy with her boyfriend, she just didn’t know it yet. Or else, she’s denying it,” her words light my fire up.

I thank her and run out of the store. I begin to look for her, and luckily, I still see her figure running away.

I run after her. I chase her desperately. My decision is final, “I’ll never let you go, Avery. I thought it is best to leave you and Jeff alone, but…”

I gather all my streng