Love Will Always Follow You Around

Julia walked. Ever since the split, she walked. She walked for hours every day, until her feet bled and her body ached and throbbed with pain.

But still she couldn't shake the memory of him.

Although it had been her idea to break up, she regretted it. She saw the updates he posted on Facebook: he was having the time of his life. Whereas she was skulking around a dodgy part of the city in the middle of the night, trying to forget about him. He didn't have to rub it in, but she couldn't blame him for it.

He was all she thought about.

She'd thought she wasn't in love with him any more. This was what she had told him and she had watched his heart break. It was true, at the time at least. But now she wanted him back.

Julia was surprised to see the dim light of a bar on the street corner. It was late. She went in. She drank too much these days.

She took a seat at the bar. To her right was a handsome man with long dark hair who looked as bad as she felt. His face was cut and bruised, his shirt was ripped, he was in a terrible state.

"You look as bad as I feel," Julia said, gesturing for the barman to bring over two beers.

He gave her a weak smile and she felt hopeful.

This story is inspired by the song 'Love Will Always Follow You Around' by Paintings of Ships.