“I can’t take this anymore; I’m leaving,” Ariel said, pulling on her coat.
“What?” Matt asked softly, afraid of the answer he knew was coming. They had been fighting a lot lately, and had discussed seeing other people on several occasions. Of course, Matt had figured that it was just another stage in their relationship, one that would bring them even closer together.
“I’m going to stay at a friend’s house for a few nights. My plane leaves this Saturday.”
“Plane?” Had she been planning this?
“Yes, my parents sent me a one way ticket back home; I’m going to go visit them for while, so I can get back on my feet.” Matt was in awe. He watched in silence, his mouth agape, as she closed the door behind her.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~11:00 AM, SATURDAY, AIRPORT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
“Excuse me miss, there’s a man outside looking for you,” one of the flight attendants said, tapping Ariel on the shoulder lightly.’
“Me?”
“You are Ariel Patricks, aren’t you?” she nodded. “Then yes, you.” Ariel got up and walked off the plane, her carry-on bag in hand. There, standing as close as he could possibly get to the plane entrance without purchasing a ticket, was Matt.
“Oh God,” Ariel sighed, turning around immediately.
“Wait!” Matt exclaimed. She turned and looked straight in his tear-filled eyes. “Ariel, I am begging you now, please don’t leave. I haven’t been able to sleep, eat, or so much as speak sine you left. I miss you horribly, and I fewar for my life if you do go. I realized for the first tiem this morning that...I...uh...I...” she walked over and placed a finger on his lips.
“You had me at ‘wait,’” she whispered, kissing him gently. “And I love you too.”
That was sweet. A little too short, I think, though...there's not a lot of time for tension to build. I think you should add a scene where Matt is all depressed, show us his depression instead of just having him talk about it to Ariel.
Sorry, that...um...goes against my principles a little.
I'll keep an eye out for your work from now on.
