‘No!’, she screamed at the top of her voice
‘No?’ he asked hurt, surprise, defeat crossing over his face.
She turned back to face him. For a few seconds they just stood there staring at each other. She dropped her bags, covered the distance between them and held his cheeks in her hands. Looking him into his eyes she said gently, ‘Yes, i said no. As much as i love you i cannot wait for you to grow up. I have been trying all this time time to show you how i love you but all you did was use me. You did not have the decency to make up your mind between the two of us. You let your mother run your life. Well i cant live like that. I am leaving today and hope to never see you again. Yurchov is a solid, reliable man who will take care of me. He loves me deeply and i am gong to be his wife’ He tried to speak but she hushed him.
Before she could get to the train he shouted ’ I saw you that night.I felt betrayed but i loved you too much to let you go. I saw him just now and he told me everything. Don’t go…’