Page 93 of Stronger Than Fate

I proceeded to tell him everything I had experienced without my friend offering any opinion; he just limited himself to listening and asking me a few things. I appreciated his company and support because sometimes all you need is a friend who understands you, not advice, not reproaches, just an ear that listens and allows you to vent. At that moment I was incapable of answering questions because I didn’t have the answers myself.

“I don’t want to see him again, I don’t need explanations for something that’s already crystal clear.”

“He’s a son of a bitch!”

“I can’t deny that, because he promised not to hurt me, but he did it deliberately.”

“And what are you going to do?”

“I don’t know... I don’t know.”

“Why don’t you come spend a few days with me? My apartment has only one bedroom, but I have a sofa bed in the living room and I can sleep there. Maybe it would do you good to have a change of scenery and get away, plus I miss you and I’d love for you to come,” he proposed.

“I don’t want to complicate things for you.”

“Did you hear what I said? For me it would be wonderful to have you here for a few days. And I remind you that you said you would come visit me at some point.”

“If it really doesn’t cause you any problems, I’d love to come see you. I need you, Sean.”

“And I need you too, beautiful.”

“And how are things with your love?”

“I told you I’m not ready to talk about that yet. We’ll talk about it someday, but not now.”

“That’s fine, but just tell me if my presence won’t complicate things with her.”

“I assure you it won’t.”

“Then it’s decided, I’m coming to see you. As soon as I hang up, I’ll book the first available flight and let you know.”

“I can’t believe I’ll have you for a few days all to myself. I assure you won’t be bored; we’ll go sightseeing and have fun.”

“Thank you, handsome. I love you.”

“And I love you too. Let me know as soon as you make the reservations.”

“I will. We’ll stay in touch.”

“Take care and don’t worry, everything can be fixed, even a broken heart.”

“Thank you.”

Sean ended the call and his last comment resonated in my ears.“Everything can be fixed, even a broken heart.”Could it be? I hoped so.

An hour later I had booked my flight to France, my plane was leaving the next day at ten in the evening. I had sent the details to Sean and my friend was truly happy about my visit.

Now I had to face my brothers and explain the situation to them a bit. Those two were going to be furious with Henry, but I couldn’t lie to them.

That night I hadn’t been able to sleep a wink and had dedicated myself to packing. By eight o’clock I was in the office.

I had no news from Henry and that gave me a little breathing room, but on the other hand, I imagined him at his house waking up with that woman, having breakfast together and sharing everything that until that moment I thought was something special for us, and my heart was wrung with pain. He hadn’t even bothered to read my last message. He was probably still in bed embracing that woman.

At nine my brothers arrived and I told them we needed to talk. Five minutes later they were there.

“What’s going on, Dali?” Lolo said.

“Well, I don’t know where to start...” I said, while they continued looking at me seriously. “The first thing you should know is that I’m traveling to France tonight, I’m going to spend a few days with Sean.”