What Love is

Chapter 21

Leon went to Maria's college. He was nervous as he hadn't seen her in so long.
He went to the information desk and asked the woman their where Maria's class was.
Leon quickly raced to the room and waited outside.
He kept at a distance from the classroom door.
He stomach growled and his heart raced.
He felt lightheaded.
Every minute felt like an eternity.
He sat in the hallway.
He put the hood on his jacket up.

Leon didn't want Maria to see him.
He wanted surprise her.

After about 15 minutes, the class ended and the students filed out of the room. Leon stayed seated.
He froze when he saw Maria.

She cut her hair. Most of it was gone.

Another guy came from the end of the hallway. He looked familiar but Leon couldn't figure out who it was.

Leon couldn't move.
It was the moment that the man and Maria kissed, that broke Leon.
He immediately stood up.

He called Jon.

Leon followed the two but at a distance.

He told Jon to meet him at the front gate.

The man and Maria went to the parking lot, Leon walked briskly to Jon's car.

"Dude...what the fuck...are you okay?" Asked Jon.

Leon stayed silent.

Jon spotted Maria and the man.

"Is that Randal ?"

"Follow them." Ordered Leon, "Keep your distance."

Jon and Leon followed Randal and Maria. They followed them until Maria and Randal reached their apartment. Then they kept driving.

Jon and Leon were silent on the way back to their motel.

That night Leon sat in the bathroom.
He clenched his fists in anger.

He tried to look at himself in the mirror but only saw what he felt was a stupid piece of trash.

He punched the mirror.
The glass shattered and the pieces fell all over the floor and into the sink.

Jon pounded on the bathroom door.
"What the fuck are you doing in there !?"

Leon quickly wrapped his hand in toilet paper and opened the door.

"Jesus... Christ..." Said Jon. "Are you insane ?"

Leon walked out of the bathroom and laid on his bed. Flat on his back.

"Dude, we need to take you to the hospital...you're fuckin bleeding all over the place... That shit needs stitches..."

"Fuck it..." Mumbled Leon.

"Dumbass...you're bleeding out on to the fuckin floor and bed..."

Jon started freaking out and pacing from the bedroom to the bathroom.

"You fucking destroyed the mirror !"

Jon grabbed Leon's good arm. "C'mon were going to the hospital, then were going home."

Leon pulled his arm away.
"No ! I have to face them...they need to know what they did !" Shouted Leon.

"Chill out man...you need you're high strung right now... You need to relax." Said Jon.

"That fucking bitch !" Screamed Leon.
"Leave if you want, I'm staying !"

"We need to go to the hospital !" Said Jon.