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“Mom, how are you feeling?”
“I feel much better. I have for the past couple of weeks. I think this Lyme is finally leaving. I have no idea where I got bitten. How are you, Alexander? You look tired. I’m sorry I dragged you away from your plans.”
“I didn’t have anything planned.”
“Alexander, why don’t you go to her? She misses you.”
Xander turned away from his mother to look out the window. He didn’t want his mother to see the tears that blurred his vision. He wanted to go to her, but he couldn’t allow himself. He pushed the tears away.
“I can’t. I’m sorry,” he whispered.
“I have always stood behind you even when you are wrong, but you’re destroying that young woman’s life.”
It was the first time his mother had said anything like this. Four years and she always was on his side. It made him feel even worse. He kissed his mother on the cheek and left the hospital.
He drove his truck around the city until he got fed up with the traffic. He went to the River Garage on West Twelfth where he used to park his SUV. Leaving the vehicle there, he walked the streets until he got to her apartment. He stood on the opposite side of the road hoping to see her. After an hour of pacing in the Manhattan heat, he left and walked over to Washington Square Park. It was teeming with activity.
Unbeknownst to him, he walked the same path that she had just run a few days ago. He went to the familiar spot where she had fallen years ago, and sat on the bench. He stayed there for over an hour watching the foot traffic and listening to the sounds of the park. If he closed his eyes, he could hear her voice. He slipped his sunglasses on against the bright sun and flipped his baseball cap backward. Then he saw her.
