she woke to a room
filled with their smell.
an empty apartment.
empty save the half-filled containers of cold
chinese from the local take out place. she could still
feel his breath on her neck,
feel all of him next to her. she turned in the bed, half-expecting to see him there,
half-knowing that he wouldn't be there. she decides to
push on. throws her feet over the side of the
bed and touches her bare toes to the
floor.
cold rushes through her legs as she stands to put a silk robe
around her bare shoulders. there is no
rug yet, she just moved in two days ago. all she has is the
small amount of
furniture, consisting of her
bed,
their bed, the two
chairs, the small
table, the desk where the
computers sit. his
laptop is
missing. this is how she knows for a fact that
he is out. she sits before her
laptop, opening the
screen, triggering the
automatic power switch. she
rises while the
computer runs through it's start up. she makes
tea,
green in a purple
mug. the
kitchen is
quiet, the rest of
the apartment silently breathing. something about
this day, something
important. she
sleepily rubs that
thought out of her
head as the
cat purrs by her ankles. she reaches down and
scratches the cat behind the ears.
absently wondering what felt so
strange. oh well. she goes back to her
computer, sits and begins
the daily routine. check
mail, catch up on
news, look at the
daily favourites, then
log in to
work. she
reviews the
articles that have been
given for the daily issue of her
magazine. she still can't
believe all the change that has
occurred.
new job,
new city,
new title,
new salary.
the apartment wouldn't show that
new salary, no, she was going to
spend it on her
future, their
future.
where was he again? maybe
work. she
spends a good hour and a half
revising a few
articles, then decides to grab a
shower, maybe that will
clear her
mind. after
shrugging her silk robe,
she lets down her long brown hair. she turns the
dial to
warm and proceeds to step inside. quietly
humming to herself and relishing in the
water, she
hears a
noise. she steps out of the
shower and wraps herself in a
towel. '
honey, is that you?' she calls,
walking out into the
bedroom.
he stands there as her towel drops. he says
nothing,
just begins to walk away. 'what?' she
pleads. 'just forgot my favourite tie.' he says and
walks out the door. she turns and
inspects her
apartment, notices all of his things are
missing. she
remembers what today is.
today is the day he leaves her.