I reached the opposite side of the road and turned back around to stare at the back of the man’s silhouette. I didn’t realize how much I was anticipating for him to look back at me until he disappeared completely, and I let out a pained sigh.
At that moment, my impulses got the better of me, and I ran back across the road, completely disregarding the red traffic light. As a result, lots of cars screeched to a stop to avoid crashing into me, but their angry shouts went in one ear and out the other as I kept on running.
Getting bumped by a car and falling onto the road didn’t even faze me, merely brushing the blood of my scraped palms on my clothes before picking myself up and rushing towards where Christopher was.
For what felt like an eternity, I stood in the middle of the crossroad, cars, and people whizzing past me as I desperately tried to look for him. Growing dizzy, I squatted down and took a minute to calm my quickening breaths, tears threatening to overflow from my eyes. I felt like a child who had gotten separated from their parents in the supermarket.
Fortunately, some god or deity must have been watching over me because I spotted Christopher walking towards a clubhouse as soon as I got back on my feet. Brushing my tears away, I made my way over.
The bouncer at the entrance held an arm out, blocking my way. “This is a private establishment, miss. Please show your membership card to gain entry.”
Christopher was getting further and further away from me. “I don’t have a membership card,” I frantically explained to the bouncer. “Please let me in! I’m just looking for someone. I promise I’ll come out quickly!”
“I’m sorry, but you can’t enter without a membership card.”
It was such a simple thing that only emphasized the distance between Christopher and I. All I wanted was to see him, but I couldn’t even enter the places he went to, left with no other option but to watch him slowly disappear from my sight.
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