Mark slowed down the car and Adan left us alone a minute later. He hesitated only for a brief moment, then he turned his back on us and walked away in the darkness. His steps were firm and confident and he seemed determined to never come back.
I stared at him, wondering what had just happened. I couldn’t believe he was gone even though I was the one who forced him to leave once again. But it was the way our story always ended. We had decided to make it end like this and we were both stubborn enough to stick to it till the end. No useless explanations or emotions. One egoist to the other. We weren’t even supposed to meet tonight, it just happened. It was only natural to end as eventless as it started.
“Damn it, sweetheart!” Mark hit the steering wheel and turned to look at me, while I st
