Got to close up. That'll be three-fifty." What if he didn't remember me? What if this was only an absurd fantasy?
His hand was out for the money, but I made no move toward my wallet. He had to remember me. He had to know me.
But no—of course not—and as I felt the sour taste in my mouth and the sweat in my palms, I knew that in a minute I would be sick.
But I didn't want that in front of him. "Hey, you all right?"
"Yes... just... wait..." I stumbled into one of the chrome chairs and bent forward gasping for breath, waiting for the blood to come back to my head.
My stomach was churning. Oh, God, don't let me faint now. Don't let me look ridiculous in front of him.
"Water... some water, please..." Not so much for the drink as to make him turn away.
I didn't want him to see me like this after all these years.
By the time he returned with a glass, I felt a little better. "Here, drink this. Rest a minute. You'll be okay."
He stared at me as I sipped the cool water, and I could see him struggling with half-forgotten memories.
"Do I really know you from somewhere?" "No... I'm okay. I'll leave in a minute."
How could I tell him? What was I supposed to say? Here, look at me, I'm Charlie, the son you wrote off the books?
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