"Let's see. Firstly,..." Maria pause to and took in a deep breath. "...where have you been all these years? You completely disappeared after graduation."
Maria's question immediately changed the previous cheerful atmosphere around the man to gloom.
"Maria. There's a lot of things about my life I can't tell you right now.
But I can say this with certainty. All I've ever wanted to see for the past six years is you..." He knew it sounded really cheesy, but it was the truth. His truth.
Maria knew he was serious but for his sake, she acted as though it was a joke. She didn't want to mess up the guys life once again.
"You are ever so dramatic. It seemed looks can change but a person can't easily be changed." Maria said in a low tone and Joe chuckled in reply.
"Maria..." Joe spoke out after a moment of silence and Maria's immediately gave him her attention.
