ALWAYS BEEN YOU

Five years after her departure, Kitty finds herself face-to-face with a man who clearly remembers her leaving. He questions her brief greeting, his proximity making her heart race, though she resists moving away to conceal her reaction. He's amused by her response, a smile she doesn't understand until he reminds her of her choice: leaving him, despite his pleas, to go with another. Now, her return and pretense of normalcy are met with his accusation. He recalls her leaving, the way he begged her to stay, and her subsequent departure with someone else. He points out the undeniable connection they shared, the intense excitement she felt in his presence, and the mutual desire that he believes should have been reason enough for her to remain. The way he calls her "Kitty," a name only he uses, stirs a deep sense of longing for the man she left behind.