4 November 2012
Her phone rang. Unknown caller. She grabbed it gleefully knowing it was her lovely Graham calling. 'Hiya sexy' she laughed as she answered then giggled with the thought that it might not actually be him. 'Kathryn' came a sombre voice. His tone was so gloomy that she stopped laughing immediately and got that horrible anxious feeling in the pit of her stomach again. 'Kathryn, I can't do this anymore.' She sank into a chair. She felt sick. This couldn't be happening. She couldn't lose this stuttering contact with the man she loved to distraction. She'd never even had chance to tell him how she felt about him. 'No Graham. Please
don't.' She wasn't able to say anything else. She felt like her legs had been kicked from under her. 'Kathryn. You deserve so much more. It's not fair.' he mumbled, 'it's just not fair' 'No Graham' she cried, 'I can cope with this. Your phone calls are enough for me. I know I can't have more. The thought of losing the tiny little part of you I have terrifies me. Please don't take it away.'
There was a silence. 'You don't understand Kathryn.' She interjected 'I do, I do. Please Graham.' she pleaded. 'No Kathryn, you really don't understand. After everything I've gone through in my life I have the sense to realise that time is precious and we have to make the most of our time. We can't waste our lives sharing polite phone calls.' With this she sobbed loudly 'we can, we can. Please don't cut me off Graham' He took a deep breath,'Kathryn, calm down and listen to what I am trying to tell you. I can't stay here with my wife. I want to be with you. That's why I've packed my bags, sat my wife down, told her everything and now I'm sitting in my car at those services we met at last month. I'm coming to you.' then he managed a laugh and said 'just as soon as you tell me where you live'
Worlds Apart Pt XIII • Opuss № I