It took a while before he felt compelled to move from where he stood. He watched as KC disappeared from view, his mind quite blank. The farther she was, the heavier his heart became. It was as though a cold hand plunged into his chest and began to squeeze. He felt cold, frozen. It felt oddly familiar.
It’s the same, he thought. His mind replaying two scenes in a loop as though to torture him.
KC’s face, twisted in pain. Turning away to run from him, desperate to put distance between them. Unable to stand his presence a moment longer. His doing. And he did it twice.
He didn’t know how long he stood there. When the urge to move made itself known, he took a tentative step towards his car. Slowly, trancelike, like someone pushed the slow button on a remote. He couldn’t remember how he got t
