Problems...

6.3 Linda West

Summer 1996, Willow Creek Botanical Garden

Linda was sitting on the big table in the town garden. She had asked Alejandro to come over to talk, and she felt nervous.

She never had to do anything like this before, but she needed clearance.

He finally arrived, his typical flirty smirk on his face.

"Hey Linda! You couldn't wait to see me, no?", he greeted her.

Linda tried to focus.

"Hello, Alejandro... I - I have something to tell you."

"...Yes?" he asked, when she didn't continue for a few seconds.

She took a deep breath. 

"You know... How we're dating and so... "

How did anyone do this?? She felt guilty already.

"Oh baby, do you finally want to tell me to leave my wife? You know I can't do that!", he said, when again she took a break to think.

"Huh?", Linda was confused for a second.

"No... I... want to end this", she said.

"I don't want to meet you anymore at all."

Okay, maybe that was not the nice way to say it.

But she finally got over it.

"Wait - You can't possibly want to break up with ME? You LOVE being with me!" He cried out.

Why he had to make it so complicated? Linda grew irritated. Couldn't he just say okay, and leave?

"I think I just clearly did", she said, a bit louder than she intended.

"Now could you kindly go home?", she asked, trying to be nicer.

"Oh baby, don't do anything you will regret... ", he answered.

Linda didn't understand why he still was here.

"Please?", she asked.

"Oh... I get it. You want to break my heart. I'll never call you again...", he said dramatically.

"And we'll never meet again... and never kiss again..."

He kept going on.

"Why the heck is he still here?", Linda thought.

She took a deep breath, got up and left herself.

She ignored him calling her.