the wild type

        She didn´t expect him to fall into her arms. To tell her he missed her. To tell her he loved her. He was angry. He was hurt. Oh, how much she would love to touch him, though. She wanted to hold him, to kiss him and tell him how much she missed him. That she loved him. But she kept her distance. She gave him space. As if they didn´t have enough space the last few months. “I...didn´t have a choice.” She wasn´t sure what to tell him. She didn´t want to put him in any more danger. It was already dangerous just being here. She was a little at a loss for words. “I just...couldn´t let you get hurt because of me. You deserve better than me, Eric. You don´t need my shite.” Tears filled her eyes, but she tried to hold them back. “How are you? Are you okay?” She knew it sounded stupid. But she had to know. She had to know if he was okay. How he was doing.

       Every word that left his lips was like a sharp pain to the brunette. She knew two years ago that she´d hurt him, hurt herself and that was exactly what had happened. She´d broke her own heart and she broke his. But seeing him like this, it was even worse. She wanted to touch him, to hold him and never let go, tell him it would be okay, that she loved him. But she just stood there, listening to his words, not daring to move or say something. What could she possibly say? He was right, they made a promise to each other and she couldn´t keep it. Because she was too afraid that he would get hurt because of her. Because of the dangerous people trying to hunt her down. Because of Rachel. She left to keep him safe, but she still hurt him. Even though she wanted to protect him. A tear rolled down her cheek and when he asked her for answers, it took her a lot of strength not to break down. “Richard, you know what I had t´protect you from.” Her voice was weak and she ran a hand through her messy hair. “You know about the dangerous people in my life. I didn´t want t´leave. I didn´t want t´leave, but I had no bloody choice.” She wiped the tears away. “I had to leave. They threatened you. They wouldn´t stop hunting me and they threatened you. I had to keep you safe. I couldn´t let you get hurt because of me. I couldn´t.” She shook her head, tears filling her eyes, again. “If something happened t´you because of me...I couldn´t bear it. So, I did what I had to do.”

       She took a long look at her surroundings. It´s been some time since she´d been here and it felt a little unusual. But she was happy to be back and she was happy to see the other again. Although she wasn´t sure how they´d react, yet. Hazel eyes on the other now again, she threw them an unsure look. There was silence between them and she didn´t like it. “There´s a good reason why I had to leave town”, Sarah started, her voice low. “I had to protect the people close to me. I had to protect you.”