When the morning rush was over, I could now finally breath, I took the last cups and plates on the counter and continued to wipe the table.

“Excuse me.”

Without turning, I continued wiping the table “I’m sorry but can ask someone else to come and help you?” I said as I turned around.

I could not believe my eyes, I stepped back a little bit refusing to believe my eyes, I shook my head as I placed the tray back on the table “It can’t be.” I said more to myself than the person standing besides me “No.”

Mpilo smiled, he has grown a beard from the last time I saw him, even though I wanted to throw myself in his arms I didn’t, I stayed rooted where I was even though there were no guards to stop us “What are you doing here no wait how are you here?”

“I got a parole, I didn’t want to tell you incase I didn’t get it.” He said nodding as he looked around the little restaurant “I’m glad that you found yourself a decent job.”

“Thanks, but you haven’t answered my question. What are you doing here?” I said sitting down.

“I came to see you.” He said joining me “And you look beautiful like always he said trying to touch my face.” I moved back and watched him take his hand back “You can’t do me like this.” I said “You can’t come here and act like you and me are okay while we are not, you can’t come here and be like everything is back the same way you left it.”

“I know.” He said looking at the table “I know a whole lot has changed and..”

I shook my head “Let me stop you right there,” I folded my arms “You pushed me away so many times and you told me to move on and now that I have and I am finally happy you decide to come back in my life and destroy whatever bubble of happiness I had created for myself.”

He took a deep breath “I know this is real selfish of me, I know but I never stopped loving you not even once while I was in there.”

“It’s a little too late for that, if maybe you had said all that when I came to visit you I may have been the happiest girl in the world.” I stood up “Now You no longer have that right to tell me that, I’m glad that you out but I’ll be more glad if you stopped coming here.” I said picking up the tray and left him sitting there.