A Peek Into The Future

She stared at the fire wondering how it got to this point. She loved spending time with him, but now he wanted a relationship. Why would he push her into something serious so soon? It was just one kiss after several months of hanging out. She just found her freedom and the last thing she wanted was to lose it all over again. However, she didn't want him to walk out of her life forever. That was his style. No games. But, she wasn't playing a game. She laughed every time they were together. They were the best of friends and friendship was the most important thing to her. She couldn't lose his friendship. But a relationship? She just wasn't ready. Was she? To make matters worse, their fight last night ended with him walking out on her and their friends. He refused to answer her texts. Their friendship was over and she didn't understand why. He never once gave her an inkling to why he was so upset with her. All she wanted was to keep things as they were. Their first kiss, an amazing kiss that warmed her inside, was only two nights before their fight. Their first kiss opened up possibilities of a relationship, however nice and slow was her pace. She had built walls around her heart and refused to tear them down so quickly. Yet, she was hurting now. She needed him. He made her smile. They laughed until tears rolled down her cheeks and talked for hours on end.
When they went dancing, she danced with no one else and snuggled deeper into his arms when the song slowed. His embrace was warm and inviting. She remembered him telling her that her smile was as beautiful as she was. She looked up at him, blushing. He brushed her cheek and bent his head down as she reached up and their lips met as they slowly danced around the dance floor. Their kiss lasted an eternity before someone bumped into them. He laughed as she giggled and they continued to dance the night away. They kissed only the one kiss that happened at just the right moment. She wanted to kiss him again, but that crossed boundaries and she wasn't ready. Or was she?
She stoked the fire with tears lining her cheeks. She was afraid to love him, yet she knew she did. And now he was gone forever. There was no way to get him to respond, especially now that he was leaving town for the week. He would forget all about her in that week. If she couldn't get him to respond before he left, their friendship would end.
She looked at her phone. "One last text," she sighed. "Please talk to me. It cannot end this way."
Maybe he will respond, however, most likely it's too late. "Lord, let him respond," she whispered as she stared into the fire.