Waking Up To Thoughts of You
Tristan's P.O.V.
' I'm not even sure when I stopped swimming laps. I just remember being out of breath and having a cramp in my calf. That's when I called it quits. I do remember though that after I got out of the pool I had a shot of brandy to clear my head.'
' The swim had helped me forget Rory for a while. But the second my cycle was broken, thoughts of her immediately entered my mind.'
' I still can't believe she didn't answer me. Okay so it was a bit sudden but I thought she knew the answer. Obviously she didn't. I just thought that giving her a gentle push would help us get together faster. I admit, I am not a patient man.'
' I took a shower before climbing into my king-size bed. Sliding beneath the blue cotton sheets, I felt peace come over me, when my eyes closed.'
' But then that peace was broken when the sun rose. It was about 6 A.M. and I didn't want to get up to face the world yet. So I went back to sleep. Less than an hour later the ringing of my cell phone woke me. Groggily I reached for it and discovered it was my mother. She was calling to say good-bye, she was leaving for a weekend at the spa.'
' After I hung up, I assumed that I would be stupid to go back to sleep. So I got out of bed and headed to the bathroom. As I looked in the mirror at my reflection, images of last night's date came back.'
' Nothing I did would stop the assault of these images. I decided that I had to go. Normally waking up to thoughts of her would not bother me, but today, these thoughts were too painful to bear.'
' I guess I am finally learning that she doesn't care about me. By staying in my house, all I would be able to do, would be to think about her and our date.'
' The way she smiled. The way she looked. The way she laughed at everything around her. The way she seemed so free. The way…stop. You will not do this to yourself.'
' That's right. No more. All I am doing is driving myself crazy. I have to get out of here. I can't change last night. I just wish…I just wish I could change the way things happened.'
' Forget it Dugrey. Wishes don't come true. You know this first hand.'
Tristan suddenly turned on his heels and walked into his room. Changing into shorts and a wife-beater, he grabbed his keys and left his room, thought of Rory chasing him down the hall.