SHE COLLAPSED

Michael

I see the lights still on as I approach The Little Red Bookshop. Hopefully, that means Lucia is inside despite it being past opening hours. She’s probably sorting things out before going home. At least she doesn’t have to go far.

If I’m lucky, I might be able to catch her before she shuts the door on me. If I’m not, I will have to think of something else. I am not leaving until I know for sure that she’s safe and well. The thought of her being unwell makes me concerned for her. If she’s sick, she shouldn’t be alone.

I keep kicking myself for not going to see her sooner. Being away from Lucia for a month has been more challenging than I thought. How could a woman like her, someone who drives me crazy with frustration as well as desire, make me feel like this? It doesn’t make any sense.

Fingers crossed, she doesn’t push me away this time. And hopefully, she won’t call the cops on me. I don’t want to have to deal with them as well.

There doesn’t seem to be any movement inside th