I pulled into the airport not knowing at all what I was doing. I rushed to a pay phone and dialed Seth's number.
"Seth, I've decided to do it." I told him, very confident of myself.
"That's great, hun."
"The thing is...I have to leave now. I'm at the airport. I'm gonna fly out to L.A. right now."
"Carlon, you can't just fly to L.A. You should know all the flights will be booked. Look, just give me a few minutes. I'll make some phone calls and get you out of there by noon."
"Noon?" I complained. What if AJ had found me by then? "Seth, I can't wait that long. It's only 6:00 now.
"Okay, Carlon. 8:00. Is that fine?" I hesitated.
"Yeah, that's fine." I hung up the phone and took a seat. Two hours to think. Great. I wasn't going to change my mind. The only thing I regretted was leaving Tipsy. Maybe there was a reason I left him. Maybe I knew in my heart that I'd go back someday.
7:00 rolled around and I decided to go get something to eat. I walked to a vendor and pushed the button for a cinnamon roll.
"I wouldn't eat that. That stuff's years old, girl." I heard a man say. I looked down on the floor to see an old homely looking man. What did he know? Who was he to tell me how to run my life?
"You're probably right." I chunked the roll in the trash can and returned to my seat. I was getting really scared with the decision I'd made. I was so stubborn, though, I couldn't turn back. I had made this stupid decision to leave the people that I loved and that loved me to be with...no one. To be with a bunch of people who would only tell me how much I looked like my mother. Or, who would constantly tell me how wonderful she was. Or, who would tell me that my father was such a great designer, it was a shame he had to die. I knew all of these things. Why was I doing this?
"Carlon Cole?" I turned to see a nice looking man in his early thirties.
"That's me." I stood to greet him.
"Your flight will be boarding in fifteen minutes." He handed me a ticket and walked off.
"Thanks." I whispered as I plopped back down in my seat. L.A. This time I was going alone. I didn't have AJ there to hold my hand anymore. In fact, I'd lost AJ when I walked out of the house.
It was about five till, so I decided to head that way. I'd already ran my luggage through security. All three bags of it. Can you believe that? I packed my entire life in three bags. The rest of my life was at home with AJ. Or was at home with AJ. I stood to my feet and grabbed my things. As I started to walk off I felt something tugging at my pants leg. I looked down to see Tipsy. I knelt to my knees as he jumped into my arms.
"Oh, Tipsy." I said letting him lick my face. Then I realized something...Tipsy doesn't drive. I looked up to see...AJ. I took in a deep breath before standing to my feet, Tipsy in my arms.
"So...you forgot your dog." He said.
"Yeah, I left a lot of things." I told him trying to avoid his eyes.
"Like this." He pulled the ring out of his pocket. I couldn't speak. "I guess you probably meant to leave it."
"Yeah, I did." I said almost in a whisper.
"So...were you just going to leave without saying goodbye?" AJ asked. I could see hurt all over his face.
"Yeah, I was." I choked out. Tears were building up in my eyes.
"Well, I called Seth to find out where you were." AJ paused. "I hope you...I hope you like being back in L.A." AJ shoved his hands in his pockets and shuffled his feet.
"Me too." I attempted a smile.
"I guess we're breaking up." AJ assumed.
"Flight 131 to L.A. is now boarding." A woman said over the speaker.
"That's me." I held up my ticket.
"You didn't answer me." He said. I looked to the ground, then back at him.
"I have to go." I said, letting tears fall from my face. I turned and walked away from him.
"I love you, Carlon!" He yelled to me. I
never looked back. I
couldn't bare to see his face again.
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