31 The One That Got Away

In that moment, Sarah wished she could take a snapshot of how they looked in that moment because as soon as it ended, all the bells and soft dreamy background music seemed to disappear. Instead, a thick layer of awkwardness took hold of them. Eric eased her into an upright position before snatching his hands away as if she was on fire. That was all she needed to sober up and remember how things were left off between them. After a few seconds of awkwardly standing idle, stealing glances at each other, Sarah finally spoke up “ Are you going somewhere or getting back?” she questioned softly, fidgeting around with the strap of her bag. “I just got back from London, Sarah. And you?” Her heart throbbed a bit with pain when she heard his response, to hear that he was in London and made no attempt to contact her and meet up. That was all she needed to comprehend his feelings. She had traveled back home holding onto a little piece of hope that perhaps she could try to -at the very lea