I glance in the mirror. So different from who I was. Before I would have closed the door for you not to leave, now I invite you to leave without leading you. You met me naively and I left you when I became a woman. You met me with a smile on my face and I left, raising an eyebrow as if I were going for a coffee.
Thank you. You taught me never to put anyone above me. You taught me to get everything without offering anything in return. I lived all the disappointments with you, now it's just a child's play. You taught me that all I needed was a dress and a pair of heels to conquer the world. You taught me that people come and go and that in the end I will be alone. You taught me to hide my soul so well that now you can't find it either.
-Tonight?
-At midnight?
-Have you changed?
-Not character.
-Perfect.
I wonder what it will be like. I can't help but smile. The prey becomes a predator.
We sit at the same table and I read your lies. I look at you and smile. I pretend to believe you. I'm tired of disputes and I still feel a trace of love for who you were. The man with the spine I once fell in love with. The man who trampled on my dreams just because they were too tall for him. The man who cut my wings just so I wouldn't fly too far from him.
-You're changed.
-They're the same.
-Your eyes twinkle. Radiate.
-It's called happiness.
-Is that obvious?
-That's more than direct.
Monosyllabic conversations. Two strangers at the same table a few years ago. Then we knew each other, now we remember. You're telling. I have flashbacks. It almost hurts. Just close. I'm not crying now. Now I know that my happiness has never depended on you.
-I still love you.
-I loved you too.
Everything happens too soon or too late. Breakups are the only thing that happens at the right time.
