Walk
Kendall decided to take his sister's advice, go for a walk to clear his head, and let his heart lead the way instead. He took a deep breath and crossed the street. He didn't really have a set destination in mind. All he knew was that he needed to get away from it all. Nothing he had done so far had helped. Not running away from his problems, not letting them go away on their own, and not with Love Science.
Maybe he just needed some time to just let go and feel instead of thinking so hard. Wasn't that what was really wrong? His reasons earlier when he said he didn't know which door to knock came from his head not his heart. What if Jo leaves for another movie? But Lucy and I have only been dating for 96 minutes.
What about the one minute dates Jo and I used to have? Better to spend a minute with her than none at all.
What does time have to do with anything? It's just a number not a feeling.
Kendall sighed as he realized where he was walking, he passed by a diner: Lucy's diner.
He glanced at the sign before he kept walking. Why would he walk here? Is he supposed to be with Lucy? Is that what his heart was telling him? The more he thought about it, the less it made sense. What about Jo? He thought.
If he was supposed to be with Lucy why would the sign make him think about Jo? Why did the thought of being with Lucy make him sadder in a way?
He shook himself mentally he needed to get a grip. If his heart was leading him this way there must be a reason. There's something he's missing about where he's going. There's something he's not hearing his heart say. He kept walking on trying to understand what his heart was doing when he passed a picture of a girl with red streaks in her hair like Lucy's. Lucy.
There she is again on this little rout his heart's decided to take him on. He glanced at the sign but he kept walking. Another sign about Lucy. Why? What did it mean? Was he supposed to be with Lucy? Jo. There it was again, that uninvited thought about Jo. It kept popping up in his head. Along with a sense of dread pooling in his stomach and in his heart but from what he wasn't quite sure.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw Lucy's name on a license plate. He turned to get a better look and saw that it read: I heart Lucy. He sighed softly frowning. Jo popped into his head again. The look on her face when she caught him and Lucy in the elevator and it made him frown further. Why would his heart lead him here?
He looked across the street and saw Palm Woods Park. He made his way across the busy street into the park.
He thought about all the things he had seen on his way here as he realized night was going to fall soon and the time to make his choice was now. Kendall realized he passed three signs that all had to do with Lucy but at each one he hadn't just thought about Lucy. He'd thought about Jo too. He'd thought about how much he would miss her if she left. Why did the thought of being with Lucy make it worse? Why did it make him sadder?
As he entered the lobby he sighed heavily. What did it all mean? Why did his heart take him past all of those signs just to lead him back here to the Palm Woods? He was still so confused. Kendall sighed and shook his head. He got onto the elevator and closed his eyes as he pressed the button on the wall. He didn't even realize what button he had pushed until he ended up on the third floor. Jo and Lucy's floor. He stepped out of the elevator without a second thought. Before he could change his mind he just started walking trusting his heart to lead him.
It seemed like everything was pushing him to be with Lucy like he was just supposed to move on since he and Jo had been apart for so long. How would he feel if he was with Jo? The thought didn't make him dread Lucy's departure from his life. It wasn't until that moment did he realize what door he was standing in front of. 3I.
He knocked gently.
The door swung open.
"Hey," Kendall said.
"Hey," Jo said.
As he stepped closer to her and pulled her into a tight hug he realized something very important. Those signs hadn't been there to make him pick Lucy. They were there to make sure he really wanted to choose Jo. Nothing made his face light up like Jo did. He hadn't even cracked a smile at any point during his walk because all he could think about how much it would kill Jo if he picked Lucy or how much it would kill him to watch her walk away from him again.
Kendall realized he could live without Lucy but he can't live without Jo. He would rather spend a minute with Jo than none at all. Even if she left for another big movie role again tomorrow he would rather spend tonight with her than with Lucy. Those signs were just a test.
"Sorry," Kendall whispered. "I should've come sooner."
Jo shook her head and hugged him tighter. "It's okay, better late than never."
Kendall held her tighter to him and hoped he wouldn't have to let her go anytime soon. Everything was perfect now. He thought to himself.