A Walk

Jack opened his eyes to see Tatiana on her laptop, she looked up and smiled.

"You have been out for two hours, how is your body feeling," she asked.

"Hungry," he said.

She pointed at the food on the table "I think you can move now so help yourself" she said.

He slowly got out of bed and sat down next to the food.

"Do you usually dream about your mother?" he asked.

She looked up her work and sighed, "Yes, why do you ask?"

"Cause last time you woke up with me next to you it was because I came in your room after I heard you crying," he said, "you were calling here telling her not to leave you"

She looked back down, "Don't worry we won't share a room again after we leave"

"That's not the point," he said.

"And what is Jack? This is my business and you have no right to ask. Thank you for what you did even if it wasn't needed"

He sighed finishing his food, "Let's go out for a walk" he said.

"Busy," she said.

"Just a few minutes, please. I want some fresh air but am too weak to go alone" he said.

"Call your girlfriend," she said pointing at his phone, "she has called you a few times"

"She's not my girlfriend Tati. And I rather stay in here with you than go out to see her" he said. "But am stuffy let's go out for a walk" he pleaded.

"Give me five minutes, and we can go," she said typing something I. Her laptop.

"Okay let me take a shower"

"Go take it inside your room and let's meet in the lobby," she said.

"But that little..."

Tatiana sighed looking, "She left this morning I asked the staff and they said soon after my stuff left she followed them".

He laughed, "she must have thought I was with them"

"I guess so go ahead and leave me alone"

...

A few minutes later they meet in the lobby and Jack walked beside her out of the hotel.

"I asked the reception for a good spot for taking a walk and I was told that there is a beach after the restaurant ahead," he said.

She nodded still walking. He led them to the beach where they sat down and enjoyed the breeze.

"After the day I lost mom, my heart went numb. It was like I knew the pain was there but I didn't feel it..." Tatiana suddenly said... "So I got used to the feeling. But after I saw you that day, bringing flowers to the woman you lied and took everything she had away" she looked away from the beach sighing.

"Tati I..."

"Don't say anything and let me finish?" she said.

"After I saw you that day, everything came flowing back..." he could hear the control in her voice so she would not cry...." and when it did everything hurt especially my heart, it felt like it was breaking into two parts and I could not breathe. You were the man I loved wholeheartedly but also the one who betrayed me and my mother, I hated you so much" she breathed.

He could see the tears in her eyes almost falling.

"So instead of letting that pain consume me I decided to use it for revenge and soon I was working so hard I almost miscarried twice, but I went going cause my friends were beside me. And when I achieved all this I could finally make you pay...but I kept hesitating even when I knew it was you who caused the greatest pain in my life"

She wiped her failing tears sniffing, "I know my feelings never went away even with the anger and hate I had for you, I still loved you so much and that makes me hate myself so much. Whenever I hesitated I felt guilty about my mother's death and soon I started having those dreams, maybe it's my guilt eating me up but it's been so long I don't know anymore".