Craig looked out of his bedroom window; it had been 6 days since he'd send the text message to John Paul, It was the first of January, It was 2008 and he was still alone he hadn't gotten a reply from John Paul, not that he'd expected one…But he'd hoped. He turned as he heard his laptop beep, announcing that he'd gotten a new email, it was probably just another useless advertisement, might as well delete it now rather then later.
He took a seat at his computer desk; he glanced at the screen, having to blink to double check as he saw who had sent him the email. He clicked the link to open it, trying to brace himself for the disappointment of what he may read as the page loaded.
He read through the email, slowing for a moment to re-read the last line.
I miss you too.
He clicked on the reply button, his fingers running eagerly over the keyboard as he replied.
To:
From:
Subject:
John Paul,
I don't blame you for leaving me at the airport, I was angry but not half as much as I was hurt. You were right, we couldn't hide away as much as I wanted to, I needed time John Paul, So maybe we were both wrong but I don't want to have to miss you again. I've thought about nothing but you since I left. I really would like to see you in Dublin. But I guess eventually I'll just have to make do with seeing you in Hollyoaks. We need to talk, and I'd rather not do it by typing a lot of words on to a screen.
Love,
Craig.
Craig pressed send, staring at the computer screen for a moment, before he stood up, and suddenly, his mobile phone began to ring.
