Chapter 2: It Was Nice Seeing You
Liza stood there speechless as Jonathan said the words. Her heart was racing at the speed of a mile
per second and the loud thudding of her heart made it impossible for her to hear anything. Jonathan’s
lips stopped moving and she assumed that he had stopped speaking and was now waiting for her to
say something but she stood there silent, words had left her the moment Jonathan had arrived.
Jonathan’s nervous gaze met her undecipherable eyes and both of them stood still, despite of the
music ying in the background and the peopleughing and talking, all they could hear was pin drop
silence. It could have been a few seconds or it could have been a few minutes , Jonathan and Liza
were unaware of how much time had passed as they stood frozen in the middle of the dance floor, till a
couple bumped into them.
It was then they realized that they had been standing there on the dance floor unaware of the clock
ticking way and people dancing around them. They apologized and quickly hurried off the dance floor.
Liza leading the way. She had no idea how to react, so she just kept walking towards the beach without
turning back to look if Jonathan was following her. What do you say to the man you had left without
telling anything and who also happened to be the only man you had ever loved?
Jonathan followed Liza quietly. He had given in to his urges of keeping Steve away from Liza without
thinking of what Liza’s reaction would be. She had written in the letter that she had forgiven him but
would never acknowledge their rtionship again. He had no idea how she would react now .Would
she greet him civilly or would she shout at him or she would tantly ignore him. He got his answer,
when Liza came to a stop. They were on the beach at a little distance from the wedding. She turned to
look at him and asked “What the hell were you thinking Jonathan, appearing in front of me from thin
air?” Now that he looked closer he could see that Liza looked different, she had an air of confidence
around her, her hair were now longer, he could see the hazel highlights in her hair from up close. “You
look different” he said instead of answering her question. ‘Of course I look different. It’s been four years
Jonathan.” Liza replied exasperated as Jonathan examined her.
She was no longer the insecure , shy woman who had let him trample her, She wasn’t intimidated by
the fact that Jonathan stood there examining her with his piercing green eyes in fact she took the
opportunity to check out Jonathan. He looked the same to her. His brown hair were still styled messily,
his clean cut suit suited him well if anything he had gotten even more fit in the past four years and his
strong jaw looked as smooth as ever. The only difference she noticed was in his eyes. They held a
maturity that they did not hold when she had left him. He looked wiser but along with wisdom he also
looked colder. The Jonathan she had left was warmer than this Jonathan, he had now turned into a
ruthless businessman.
She had heard the sess story of hispany. How it had risen in four years from a smallpany
to now a multinationalpany. The media followed Jonathan and his every move. They had named
him one of the most eligible bachelors: rich and handsome. Liza was thankful that whatever had
transpired between them had been kept a secret. Four years ago, ‘West industries’ had been a small
was interested in knowing what was happening in Jonathan’s life and therefore their divorce had gone
unnoticed. Everybody knew that Jonathan had a wife once but nobody knew who she was or what had
actually gone down between two of them and Liza was thankful for that. Liza was brought out of her
spections when she heard Jonathan grumble something under his breath. ‘I am sorry, what did you
say?” Liza asked. “It has been Four years 3 months and 23 days since you left” Jonathan replied.
Liza was shocked to hear his answer. ''Was Jonathan still hung up on their past ?'' she thought. Seeing
Jonathan standing before her was giving her a weird feeling. It was as if, her past and present were
intermingling at the horizon in form of Jonathan. She had tried to forget her past but she couldn''t
because she had realized that good or bad every memory was worth keeping. She had thought that if
she ever saw Jonathan again either she wouldn''t even acknowledge or she would say a few choice of
words which would even put sailors to the shame but now she stood before him at beach, her heels
digging in the soft sand , waves crashing into each other , without any words.
The sun had now set, only a light pinkish orange glow remained in the sky to remind them of its
presence They stared at the blue sea in front of them as froth like waves crashed into one another.
There was another stretch of awkward silence, both of them stared straight ahead, sneaking nces at
each other. “I have been nning on signing a deal with Leslie, so when she invited me to her
daughter’s wedding I had toe” Jonathon said breaking the silence. “Oh” Liza replied falling back
into silence as each of them stood facing the sea. “I need to go back to the wedding, Krista would be
wondering where I am” Liza said breaking another stretch of awkward silence. “You should probably
head back then” Jonathan replied his voice low. “Yeah, I should.” Liza said willing her feet to move as
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her body resisted.
She wanted to say so many things to him, things that she couldn''t say four years ago. She wanted to
shout at him for ruining the beautiful fairy tale they had been living, for not trusting her enough, for not
but at the same time she wanted to hug him. It was as if all the feelings she had buried down had
slowly risen up, it was all very confusing, her thoughts were scattered and she knew that it was better
to leave before she did or say something that would jeopardize the present she had created for herself.
“It was nice seeing you Jonathan” she said and she walked away from him, towards the wedding.