A SMALL MOBILE
AND A HUGE HIDDEN PASSION
An espresso with whipped cream. That was what I had on that cold autumn afternoon while sitting at the table, in the company of the girl. It didn’t stick to the script, though, because he had arrived late for the meeting.
I knew her by sight. We
came across each other a few times. And in one of these moments, we agreed to
have a coffee at Patisserie Valerie, next to the Marble Arch. The chemistry
between us was palpable. I might have a crush on her, and vice versa.
We talked about the
weather and how meteorologists study so much and always make mistakes. Then she
asked if I was single. Our eyes met at the moment I said “yes”. And keenly, we
smiled at each other.
She told me:
− I was in a relationship, he is two years older than
me, it lasted a few months. Oh, you don't know how much I suffered.
I replied:
− Relationships can be complicated and...
− We were done overnight. One day we had a silly fight.
And no, we didn't live together. He comforted himself with a mutual friend of
ours.
She continued:
− I heard about it
because this friend called me, and said that my boyfriend had been at her house
to vent some problems… but that is beside the point. Talk about yourself,
Gabriel.
− Well, I...
She interrupted me by saying
− Do you know what that friend told me? That he confessed that our fight had been a good one. We were having brunch in Camden Town, which made him move to South London. He said that I have a strong temper, he even said that I am too explosive and that I don't respect his point of view. Oh, is he ever dating someone like me?
I only managed to say:
− Wow… that's complicated.
But deep inside I thought
that t talking about the ex-boyfriend on a first date is rather unpleasant.
But she wasn’t happy
yet:
− That's not the worst, though. The worst thing is that
he came back home the day before yesterday apologizing to me. Asking to come
back. I don't want anything with him anymore. Do you think I’d want it? And I
pressured him to admit that he had sex with this friend of ours who I think you
should know, but I would not like to expose the name.
Then I asked:
− What's up? Did they sleep together or not?
Yes. Now that a month
has passed I want to be very well accompanied to turn the tables and show him
that I have a new love and give him a hi just to see that I
don't need him. Oh, let me show you a picture of him here on my mobile.
My thought didn't have
to fly very far to notice that she was trying to make amends. And to remind
myself that people have this bad habit of involving third parties in an attempt
to rescue their failed relationships.
I kindly excused myself and got up from the chair. I didn’t really want to go to the toilet, but quickly run away and go to my house. I said I forgot to feed my cat; if I don't feed him, he cries. And I'm sorry, of course.
Ciao ciao for her.
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