Epilogue
Kwame
T wo Months Later…
K,
I can’t even begin to tell you how sorry I am for what happened between us. There’s so much that I want to tell you, but I know it means nothing now. I’d always been taught to never give my heart to a man, or he will hurt me to the point of never loving again. I realize now how foolish that shit is, and now, I’m sitting here lost without you. My heart is broken, and I’m the one that caused it. I destroyed a good thing by trying to protect myself from something that I never experienced.
I don’t blame Tania for doing what she did, even though I fired her as my best friend and employee. It wasn’t her place to tell you anything or be loyal to you, but I know she knew that I was messing over some good men, while she couldn’t find a good one to save her life.
I hope that this letter finds you wherever you are, and that I didn’t steer you away from finding the love of your life and living out your happily ever after. You deserve it. Give whoever you choose a chance. You never know what you’ll lose if you don’t pursue what you really want. Anyway, I miss you, and I know that it’s over between us, but please do me a favor...don’t have too much fun without me. Forever your love.
-Esa
I closed the letter as I sat on the beach in Palm Springs looking out at the water. I had mixed feelings about Esani. I really did fall madly in love with her, and I wished things were different between us. I prayed that I could get over her doing what she did, but I had yet to see a sign from God. Aside from her infidelity, Esani was a wonderful woman. Well, at least that’s what she portrayed herself to be. Maybe this was how it was supposed to end for us, and although I was pissed about our outcome, I knew that she would always have a place in my heart.
Looking out at the water, Genesis emerged from it looking heavenly. I met her a few months ago at the Pistons game, and we were taking things slow. I honestly didn’t want to be in another relationship, because the next woman that broke my heart…it wasn’t going to be good for them.
“You want to come take a swim with me?” she asked as water dripped from her refined curves.
“Yeah...I guess I should, huh?”
“Yes! You definitely should,” she said and laughed.
I got up from my beach chair and followed her into the ocean. Maybe in another lifetime, Esani and I could try again. I really did love her, but as fate would have it, we just weren’t meant to be.
The End.