![]() ![]() Before I could retreat to my cave, he added, “I don’t know what happened between you two today, but I want you to take it easy on her. “Carol and the kids are staying over at her mother’s tonight,” George stated as he unlocked the door. When George walked around the side of the house alone, I released the tension with a long breath. Suddenly comprehending what this might mean, my stomach released a surge of paralyzing fear. I had no idea how long I’d been sitting there, but I was startled from my hollowness when the headlights illuminated the driveway. I shivered against the cold wind whipping against me. The darkness surrounded me while I waited for someone to come home. When the anger washed away, I was left sad, defeated and alone. I cried until the muscles in my chest hurt and my sobs were tearless. I brought my knees up to my chest and collapsed my head in them, releasing my regret. I sat on the top step of the deck and wrapped myself in my jacket against the cold October evening. I was too entangled in my whirling emotions to care that I was locked out of the house. That’s when I realized the driveway was empty. I looked around, perplexed, when I found it locked. I got out of the car and shut the door before he could make me face my betrayal with another question.ĭazed, I walked up the driveway to the back door. We pulled up to my house in tense silence. ![]()
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