Each step I took carried the weight of guilt, especially when I had just repeated the process about an hour ago.
His eyes opened the minute he took in my presence.
"James, Hi." I paused, searching for the right words to use, " I'm really sorry about what happened. I know I hurt you. Pls forgive me".
I didn't know if it made sense.
I honestly felt hurt that he was in that position because of me.
"It's okay, Miriam", he nodded gently " It was a reality I tried to avoid. You have been acting strange, you know. So I'm not exactly surprised. I'm just hurt".
"I---I don't know what to say", I admitted "pls just forgive me".
"It's okay, but I need you to promise it'll never happen again". He said
"Definitely, James. I pinky swear. I'll do whatever it takes", I said, determined.
He looked
