Chapter 3
Was it him? Was Sid back? I'd lost sight of him. I walked a little way in the direction he'd gone but couldn't see him. Liam was finished by this time and so I tried to push it to the back of my mind and loose myself in my current state of happiness again.
By the time we got home Liam was getting angry.
"Nicole, what's wrong with you? If it's those girls I already said I'm sorry."
"No, that's not it. It's nothing."
"It's not nothing," he argued. "You've barely said a word since then." I didn't know what else to tell him. I couldn't tell him I thought I'd seen Sid. That was ridiculous anyway. He was the one who'd left, practically running. Why would he come back? Everyone in town thought he was a pervert and he'd made it more than obvious how he felt about me. Rachael was back at the hospital and his family wasn't here. The only logical conclusion was that I was mistaken. I hoped so, my fragile state of happiness wouldn't survive this blast from the past.
"Nicole, Nicole," Liam was saying, "talk to me."
"I'm sorry," I said, "I just thought I saw someone today that I used to know, it's playing on my mind a bit." I gave him the best smile I could and took his hand. He comforted me so much that I hated to be the reason he was angry, it didn't seem fair. He drew me into his arms and whispered in my ear.
"I'm here if you want to talk. Remember that." I nodded against his chest and snuggled in tighter.