SETH RIVERA AND THE ULTIMATE BLACK CARD

The Lady

Don’t forget that occasionally, letting go is the best strategy to make some room for what’s better ahead.”

Seth sipped his whiskey, although the taste was lost. It felt lifeless, just as the emptiness inside him felt.

The buzz from his phone in his pocket broke the haze in his brain. He took it out, taking a quick glance at the screen. It was Emma.

He looked at her name and felt the effects of his conscience. For what length of time could he keep up the charade? How much time would he be able to maintain her interest when his heart was staying committed to the past? He kept asking himself lots of unanswered questions.

Seth let out a heavy breath. “Can we see?”

In that moment of excitement, his stomach churned with both feelings of dread and relief as he pressed the send button. He had ambiguous thoughts about what the future might indicate, yet he understood that he couldn’t sustain his current way of life.

Seth left the bar, placing some bills on the counter and then launched himsel