“Oh. Thank you. I was already on my way. I’m done, I just need to wear my slippers, I’d be with you in a minute” she turned her back to him and walked towards her luggage, hoping he would leave before she turned back. The uneasy feeling was back.
“About the other day at the hospital…” Sarah froze. She didn’t want to talk about the encounter with him at the hospital, not now, not ever
“It’s fine, I understand” she quickly replied, trying to make him stop. It didn’t work
“No it’s not, and I apologize.” Sarah wasn’t sure she heard him right and turned to face him
“Uhn?”
“I apologize for the incident back at the hospital. I said some things I shouldn’t have. God always has a plan for everything and I know you are not responsible for her… death, I don’t blame you at all…” his voice trembled and Sarah knew he still felt so much pain from the loss. He looked at Debra’s picture on the wall, staring at it with a pained smile and it seemed like the tears took it as a sign to flow freely. Looking at him, Sarah felt tears beginning to form at the back of her own throat “…it’s just that, I miss her so so much. I still can’t believe she’s gone. Sometimes, I wish she’d just walk in through the door and stick her tongue out, laughing at how well she fooled all of us into believing she was gone.” He sniffed as the tears ran down his cheeks. Sarah couldn’t hold it anymore, she felt her heart tighten as she burst into tears, she didn’t know if she was crying because she mourned Debra or because she was sympathizing with Ben but she knew she needed the release