He sat on a bar stool, sipping a glass of red wine and watching life go on around him. Most of the tables around the restaurant were full; a family or two, but mostly couples and large groups of friends. He was jealous of them, the fact that all of them had people to spend the evening with. He was alone. People talked all around him, music played, but he didn't register much of it. He was extremely tempted to drink himself into oblivion.
He closed his eyes and tuned out the voices and the music. The darkness and the momentary peace were welcoming, but he knew that it wouldn't last unless something drastic was done.
He missed the love of his life, the one who had walked out on him all those years ago, left him all alone. He knew he would never find anyone else, he didn't want to. She was all that he had.
Someone bumped into his arm, disrupting his thoughts. This small bit of wine in his glass sloshed up the sides, drops splattering the sleeve of his designer jacket. But he didn't care. When he had looked up to see who had bumped him, he saw her.
She was just as beautiful as she had been last time he had seen her. Her hair hung in dark brown ringlets around her shoulders and her eyes were bright, face radiant. He stood, unable to keep from walking over to her until he saw the man come up behind her, take her coat and kiss her.
He turned swiftly, not wishing her to see him and sat on his stool once more, ordering another glass of wine. Maybe he would drink some more...
The girl can be Holly or Minerva, whomever you see fit. Please Review!