Homecoming
And I left.
I went to the hotel and lay on the bed. Why did I do all of this? I was a coward, as usual, for not telling her everything, but I couldn't do that to Matt... She should have believed me, believed I was innocent, without needing any evidence.
I got the phone. I wanted to leave, I couldn't stay here much longer, this trip was a waste of time…. I called the airline, luckly there was a flight to Chicago in 5 hours. That was the one, then I would find a way to go to Tulsa, it was not that far…. I tried to wait, watch some TV, but I was very anxious, I got my bags, checked-out and got the first cab that I found. I only said "international airport", I couldn't even remember the name… I looked at the city, didn't feel like talking. I felt bad for only staying in Brazil for a few hours, it seemed a lovely country. And Sao Paulo kind of reminded me of New York, which I always loved… maybe I could come back in another opportunity, for a concert maybe… If I ever had a contract again.
I got there too early, checked-in, and sat on a chair to wait. I heard my cell ringing, it was Matt. I didn't even say hello, he started talking.
"You met Anne, right? She just called me!"
Even though I was not angry with him anymore, I had to get that out of my chest.
"I did, but don't worry, I didn't tell her anything, she still thinks you're a perfect brother."
"Dave, why did you..."
I didn't let him finish.
"Look Matt, I don't wanna talk right now, I have a flight to catch in a few minutes…"
He interrupted me.
"But you're already coming back? You just got there!"
"I have nothing else to do here, now I'm just thinking how I'm gonna get from Chicago to Tulsa because that's the only flight I got. Bye, Matthew. "
I didn't even wait for him to answer. I called some airlines and found a flight to Tulsa 2 hours after I got to Chicago, and there were seats available. Problem solved.
Another 10 hours on a plane, at the same day wasn't a good Idea, my back hurt, I tried but only slept for a couple of hours. An eternity until Chicago, 2 hours of waiting and another hour on a plane later, I was in Tulsa, finally. It was morning already, I got another cab and went home. I slept until very late, it had been a while since I didn't sleep well. When I woke up, I took a shower and went to Matt's. Their mom answered.
"Hi, Ellen... is Matt there?"
"Hi David... thank you for bailing him out, but you didn't have to, we were gonna do something... but Matt isn't here."
"It's no big deal... he's not here? But he'll be back soon?"
"I don't know, Dave... he went to Brazil today, after Anne..."
What?
"What do you mean? Why did he go after her?"
"I don't know very well, he said he wanted to talk to her, but didn't tell me what about…"
I went back home, shocked. There was only one thing Matt could do in Brazil. Well, it was the least he could do, try to fix what he did. Maybe Anne would believe him now… but even if she does, she didn't believe me, and that wouldn't change…