III

So I saw Nicolas tonight, he was holding some woman's hand who I assumed to be his girlfriend. He looked at me and said hi to me as if nothing had ever transpired between us. As if he didn't realize I knew what he looked like when he was on the verge as if I never felt him touched me. I thought to myself: this is what it's all reduced to pretending to like each other in public. And I realized that staying away from him was the best decision I ever made and I will never allow a man to take my power from me ever again.