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"Alright son, be careful," she warned.
It didn't make sense why she'd leave. I told her how her leaving affected me. Even as I drove to the airport, I couldn't help how much it hurt, not knowing where she was. There was traffic. There was never any traffic to the airport, but there just had to be some the very moment I was looking for the new addition of happiness that I had just gotten.
Why did things just get in my way whenever I found happiness? Like Selina's health after giving birth to Chloe. And now Jason, coming in and ruining everything. After twenty minutes of traffic, I arrived at the airport. I made my way in and checked the flights. As I asked the staff, flights to London had ended as early as the afternoon. That meant there was a chance she was still in the city. I went around the airport calling for her, and even getting the announcers to help. Her number wasn't reachable, and I scoured every inch of the place. The next course of action was to check the nearby hotels.
But…Each one I went to:
"Is there an Olivia Collins lodging here?"
"She's late twenties…prettiest woman you'd ever seen."
"Brown hair, matching eyes. A little humor in her words."
"Distracted sometimes, but careful at the same time."
"I'm her lover."
"I need her."
"Do you have any idea?"
"I just…"
"Need to find her."
Nine hotels around that area, and I couldn't find her.
I called Ethan, "Did you see her?"
"No, I dropped her at your place," he replied. "She wasn't there?"
"I can't find her…" I buried my face in my left palm. "I can't find her at all."
"I'm sorry, Ben," he apologized.
"This is my fault," I said, "She had her doubts and I was too full of myself - too scared to say anything to help her get over her fears and worries. I messed up."
"She didn't leave anything behind? Not even a message?" he asked.
"I don't… I didn't check," I replied. "Did she actually get tired of us?"
"I don't think so. You know she's not like that," he replied. "Just go home."
***
I called Mother when I went home and told her I failed to find her. I went to the dining table and noticed the note she had left.
"So she was just going to work on her career," I said as I finished reading through the letter. "Then just say that. I'll understand. Making me all worried."
I noticed that the ink was smudged. She had been crying while writing this. Why wouldn't she?
But I need to take this step in my career and focus on my professional growth. I hope you understand that this is not about running away from us or abandoning you; it's about finding my own path and becoming a stronger person for our future together.
She was obviously lying to herself and to me.
"You dummy. I told you to rely on me when you don't know what else to do," I said as I the tears began to well up.
Why was she running away? Did she not trust me enough? Did I act in a way that made her think I wasn't trustworthy enough? Why was she abandoning me again?
