Chad had had a hell of a time trying to track her down, first asked her neighbor where Sara might have gone but the old lady didn't seen to know or refused to cooperate. He made sure to give her his number in case she was contacted by Sara, stressing that it was of the utmost importance. He then tried he work once more inquiring if they might know where she was vacationing. He was faced with a dead end there as well.
A few days after visiting Sara's neighbor, he received a phone call. "This is Mrs. Goldstein, you know Sara's neighbor. I'm taking care of her cat. Do you remember me?"
"Yes, of course I remember you," he said a bit impatiently.
"Well, you seemed like such a nice man, I really felt bad about lying to you. You see, I received a postcard from her on that very same day you arrived. I didn't know what to make of you so I thought it would be best not to tell you anything. She's such a nice girl. What's an old lady to think when some strange man comes around? The night after you left, me and Ajax, that's Sara's cat and Artumus my parrot were watching television I said to them, we'll I'll be that that nice young man that came over here to my house. You were in a commercial. I figured if you are on television, then you really can't be all that bad."
Chad let Mrs. Goldstein talk although he wished she would get to the point. "Well, the postcard I received is from Jamaica. Have you ever been there? I hear it's lovely. I think it would be wonderful to be there right now, especially with this lousy weather you know. When I was young----"
"Mrs. Goldstein," he finally interrupted knowing that if he didn't this woman could go on and on. "Does the postcard indicate what part of Jamaica she's in?"
"Oh well, there's a picture of Montego Bay on the front and she does mention in the card, the hotel she's staying at. She says it's quite lovely, but you know when I was young----"
"Excuse me but I would really appreciate if I could have that information," he interrupted once more. After what seemed like forever he was able to extract the from her Sara's whereabouts. "Thank you for your time Mrs. Goldstein but I am in quite a hurry now." He hung up with a quick good-bye.
On the other end of the line Mrs. Goldstein, was quite put out. "Well, I never. He seems much nicer on television," she spoke to Artumus.
The next day Chad was on a plane to the islands. As he sat there in anticipation he wondered what it would be like when he saw her. Would she come to him willingly if he explained how he felt? He was sure that she felt something for him or she wouldn't have kissed him the way she did. He had never been so nervous about a woman in his life. It had all been so easy for him since grade school, the girls practically falling in his lap. He never had to work for it, but now he sat here feeling as if his whole future rested on the fate of this trip. He shuddered to think of a future without her.
Sitting at the bar of the hotel, he took his third drink of whiskey. How could he have waited so long? Instinct had told him to come after her right away and now he was too late. Damn! He had made it to the hotel just in time to see Sara looking sensational in a red dress, stepping out with some blonde Ken on her arm. He quickly hid behind a large potted plant so that she wouldn't see him. The man beside her looked slid his arm around Sara's waist possessively and Chad wanted to knock the smile off of this unknown man's face. Sara was smiling as they walked out of the hotel together.
Chad could feel his heart plummet. It hadn't occurred to him that there might be someone that Sara was with on this trip. In his arrogance he thought he could just fly down to Jamaica, tell her that he loved her and they would live happily ever after like the storybooks read, only it didn't turn out the way that he expected. Sara was out with someone else looking more beautiful that he could ever imagine and he was here at the bar downing whiskey as if it were water. He would have to see about taking the next flight back home and never think about this night again.
"Hi handsome, would you like some company?" asked a voice next to him. He looked over, to see a voluptuous redhead in a miniskirt and halter top standing beside him. He shrugged not caring one way or the other. The woman was obviously a prostitute. She slid in the seat next to him. "What's a handsome man like you doing without a date tonight?" she asked coyly.
Not wanting to participate in a conversation he merely shrugged once more. She pouted prettily showing off her full lips to their advantage.