It was now nearly 9 pm. Frank had to stop fooling himself. He had a strong feeling that he was waiting for Svetlana in vain. This sign confirming his doubts was pretty clear.
His phone suddenly vibrated. It was a message explaining that she was not coming to his apartment anymore; she was leaving him. Everything was officially over between them! She didn’t mention any details. She did not want to see him for the time being.
Although Frank was already aware of it, he had trouble digesting the news. Reality had caught up with him. This certainty completely crushed him. In the span of a few months, it was the second time that an important relationship in his eyes had quickly fallen apart, without reason or conclusive arguments. He wondered if all women operated like this, abstaining from an
