First he checked the medicine cabinet. Indeed, Ladon had found the ring. He expected that. Now he just had to search the apartment for it. The apartment was small, and kept tidy enough that finding it wasn't hard - although he would have been happier not to, and to believe that Ladon might have been wearing it.... Finding it discarded seemingly carelessly was... Well, it hurt. But then again, they were both hurting, weren't they? He could hardly blame Ladon. He would have been angry too. Furious. Ladon probably hated him.
A sigh, and then he took a seat on the couch after pulling a folded up piece of paper out of his back pocket, as well as two pieces of ribbon - green and pink. He tied the ribbons in a bow around the ring. he'd sit it on top of the piece of paper - a note - but first...
He hesitated, taking a moment to re-read it;
Quote:
Ladon,
I made a mistake. I'm willing to concede that now. The mistake I made was doubting you, allowing my insecurity to get under my skin, and causing me to ******** everything up. I know every explanation I could give you could never be enough, and doesn't pardon the things I said, so I am not going to even try. I'm not even asking forgiveness. I've thought long and hard, told myself that if I could watch over you it'd be enough, but then I didn't think you'd want that. 'Watching over' would imply that you are weak and in need of protection, and that is far from the truth. You are strong, and more than capable. You don't need my shadow looming over you.
So that brings me to this; I am leaving the city. I am not sure for how long, but I wanted someone to know. I will be making weekly return trips to turn in my quota. More importantly, no matter how far away I am, if you are ever in trouble, do not hesitate to contact me. I'll come running.
Billy
His bags were packed, he had a bus to catch, a motel room booked... All that was left would be taken care of with the leaving of this note. With that now complete, he was gone. Not for good. He’d be back every now and again. Maybe eventually for good, but right now? It hurt too much right now. The distance would be good, right? Time heals all wounds, so they say? Billy could hope. And hope, hope he did…
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