Lively chatter
Glasses clinked
Chairs shuffled
Then all of a sudden
Dark hair
Brown eyes—
Boyish, warm, curious.
A pale seashell necklace
A black earpiece.
My heart rallentando.

The sun rippled over the surface of the pool, gleaming.
Carbon bubbles clawed at my throat.
The Mallorca sun pleasurably scorched my legs.
The sun kissed your shoulder blades.
Showing off the way your skin clung to your bones.
That, there.
Made me hold my breath.

Cheers and groans.
Pearched on a bench, your arm around your sister.
You watched the little football match.
I walked past silently.
My brain beginning to tick like a bomb.

The birds taunted me.
The sun was blinding.
The chairs screamed when pulled.
Glasses clashed.
Made my way to the bus.
Saw you there. Waiting for yours.
My luggage staggered behind me.
I watched you from the window.
Growing smaller and smaller.

As the bus rattled away
I pulled out a map.
The size of my finger—
UK to Italy.
You, a world away.