The End

As Meryl was busy at her yoga class yesterday I took the opportunity to contact Pat and end our affair. We met in a quiet coffee shop in town, the perfect place to break the news or so I thought. She didn't take it kindly and hit me with a barrage of insults. The volume of her voice rising with each expletive. After she had finished verbally castrating me she sat down and started sobbing. Loudly. Like a tired child being marched out of a confectioners without any sweets. She was inconsolable, a nearby customer offered her a tissue and suggested I went to get her a glass of water. I got up swiftly feeling a room full of eyes on me. I could tell what they were thinking 'How could he finish with a woman on Valentine's Day?' When I returned they were deep in hushed conversation, I could hear the odd phrase being uttered 'They're all the same', 'You're better off without him' and 'Unbelievable'. I checked my watch, I had to leave. Meryl was due out of her yoga class and I'd planned a surprise Valentine's lunch. By now Pat had reached over the table and was clinging to my arm. I sat unable to move, considering my next move as she pleaded with her eyes. It would be so easy to take her back. But I had to be strong for her and my sanity. This woman was driving me round the twist! I removed her tightly clenched hand and said quietly 'sorry I have to go.' And walked out. That, I hope is the End.