Tears started to trickle down her cheeks but her back was turned to him hiding her face.
He got up from where he was sitting and walk over to her. He closed the door and turned her to his embrace.
“Hey, don’t cry.” He used his thumb to wipe her tears and pull her into a hug.
Samantha managed to stop crying. His embrace was always warm and welcoming.
“Malcolm, what are you doing here?” she was happy to see him but also sad for all the pain she had caused him. He is a good man and doesn’t deserve it.
“I heard you were in town so I stopped by. How comes you never reach out to me?” Malcolm knew she was avoiding him due to a childhood promise she made to her father.
Samantha, Michael and Malcolm all grew up together. Malcolm and Samantha started falling in love when they were in their teens but they couldn’t be together publicly.