Tom K. || “Valentine’s Day”

Love, love, love... What's it for? It's useless. Today is Valentine's Day, everyone's singing stupid songs and drinking chocolates, others are proposing to their wives and taking them out to dinner, and me? Well, lying on the couch watching a movie. That's right, I don't celebrate Valentine's Day, because I don't want to, and I don't have anyone to celebrate it with.

It was already halfway through the day. This disgusting day, where couples can be even cheesier than they are the rest of the year, was almost over. I decided to go for a walk and clear my mind. I prayed I wouldn't run into two lovers, otherwise it would be the end of me.

The wind hit my face, the solitude filled me with peace and the darkness with relaxation, I definitely loved the night with all my soul. I passed by a park, I thought it was empty but I was wrong, I saw a girl, apparently a teenager like me, alone on a bench, with a bouquet of flowers lying on the ground and crying, great, she had probably fought with her boyfriend or something like that, but I'm not that bad and I approached to see if she was okay.

I saw the girl was dressed up; she looked like she was going out with someone. When I approached, I sat down next to her and looked at her, not knowing what to say. I didn't even know her, and there I was, comforting a stranger.

"Are you OK?"

I said, not knowing what else to say. God, I looked like an idiot saying that. She looked up, revealing her beautiful brown eyes, which had mascara running around them.

“Uh… Yes…”

He was lying, obviously he was lying.

“Hey, I’m no expert or anything, but if you’re okay, I don’t think you were crying, and I’m guessing it’s because of a man, the branch, and because we’re in San-”

I saw how the girl started to cry more, fuck, I only know how to screw up, let's see, I was never good with girls but I didn't think I'd be that bad either.