When Your Forgiveness Expires

<p>He stared at her for a while then questioned, &ldquo;so by not learning from my mistakes, I will always be in need of forgiveness?&rdquo;</p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*bLgQeLv1TLi_bVF7rrYwfQ.jpeg" style="height:847px; width:700px" /></p> <p>Image by Annelise Lords</p> <p>Because of the heat, I haven&rsquo;t been able to walk much. Yesterday, I could. I sat watching the birds flying around with their eyes aimed at the sea, waiting for fish to come too close to the surface. It&rsquo;s how they feed and live.</p> <p>The words, &lsquo;Please forgive me&rsquo; sang from a cellphone nearby, pulling my attention away. To my left a few feet away, a female sat, her mind miles away. The words keep repeating for a while, as she glances in the direction of her handbag to her left.</p> <p>Then returned her gaze to the sea, nodding.</p> <p>Minutes later a male voice said, &ldquo;You aren&rsquo;t answering your cellphone?&rdquo;</p> <p>&ldquo;There is a reason for that?&rdquo; she responds, turning to him, to her left.</p> <p>From the corner of my right eye, I could see them.</p> <p>&ldquo;I was just calling to tell you how sorry I am and please, please,&rdquo; he pleads. &ldquo;Forgive me.&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/dancing-elephants-press/when-your-forgiveness-expires-c2acee75b46f"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>