Chapter 3

One week had passed since Miranda had left London to go to Dublin. Gary couldn't concentrate on anything, he was depressed and he didn't know what to do. Stevie had tried to support him but it didn't really work and Stevie took the decision not to tell Miranda about his condition. He was nothing without her, he felt like he could just give up now. But then he realised, this was exactly the thing Miranda had gone through and it was then the guilt came to him. How could he have left her in the first place? it was and would probably be the biggest mistake of his life. He had taken a break from the restaurant and Clive had hired a guy to work there till Gary felt that he could come back. He was such a mess and all he wanted was to Miranda to be there beside him, just holding him in her arms and never let go. Gary had tried to call Miranda the other day but she hadn't picked up which made him even more worried and sad. He wanted her to know how much he regretted everything. All the decisions he had made. Miranda had started her new life very well, she had now got all of her things into her new flat in Dublin and had gotten a work as a waitress, until she would find something better. Even if she missed London, Stevie, the joke shop, her mother and Gary, she knew this was for the best. Oh how she missed Gary. She had talked with Stevie on the phone 3 times since she left tho and Stevie had told her not to worry and that everyone would be okay. What that now meant but Miranda didn't want put too much time on it. It was now time to start living her new life, start making friends. 2 months later. Gary had finally come back to work, he had given up, it was obvious that Miranda wouldn't come back, he had tried to start living his life, including living it without her. He figured out going back to work would be the first step. He hadn't heard from Miranda since she left, he had asked Stevie if she could ask Miranda why she isn't calling him back but he hadn't gotten an answer. There was a lovely girl Rose tho, that used to eat lunch at the restaurant and Gary thought about maybe asking her out, he could need it, even if he didn't want to forget Miranda, he needed to start thinking about other women. Miranda had start dating a man called Mike, he was so generous and very caring. It wasn't anything serious between them tho because they had only been going out for 2 weeks but it felt good to have a man who actually didn't run away from her. She had met 3 girls at her work too that she had invited over for dinner a few times, even if she can't cook, but she solved that absolutely great. She just ran to the store to buy some finished cooked food, perfect. And Mike had taken her out on a date to dine this evening and they had gone back to her flat in Dublin. He had kissed her for the first time. She couldn't believe how amazing he was. "Do you ever miss the life in London? You must miss your friends and parents" Mike asked. "Of course I do, I miss my best friend Stevie so much, and Gary, and even mum and dad, which is a shock" They both started laughing. "So, who is this Gary?" Miranda froze, she didn't know what to say, how would she describe him? "Uhm, he was, uhm, well, I fancied him at uni and we were best friends but then he went away for years and got back some weeks before I moved here." "Oh, it's none of my business but was it awkward between you?" "Not really, he pretended like nothing had happened and I couldn't deal with that, especially because I realised I was still in love with him and that's why I moved from there. Because when he was gone all those years, i went through a hell and I couldn't dare to risk going through it again" "Aww, I'm sorry, well maybe things happened for the best" "Yeah, I'm happy I'm here with you at the moment" They smiled at each other and kissed for one last time before Mike left for the night. What did you Think? Please leave a Review if you want me to continue this :).