I yelled at you in my head, screamed even. But my lips stayed closed and you never heard. I was staring at you so obviously it made my knees weak. When you finally stopped pretending to have not noticed me, finally closing conversation with whoever had more of your attention than me, and your eyes met mine, I couldn’t help but tell you. I felt I could tell you everything within that one glance. Tell you how much I needed to feel you next to me, to feel your hand on my wrist again, hear you inhale the tension soaked air around me. I clenched my jaw to keep from smiling so wide it would hurt.
Your slight head tilt towards the door, the highlights in your eyes, and your subtle upturned lip spoke volumes. I walked in your suggested direction, nodding to all the insignificant others in the room as I passed. They were practically see-though and you, perfectly present. The door led out of the auditorium and into a wide hallway, glass windows looking out into the gardens on one side, the courtyard on the other.