Derek
I didnt know her, but she was beautiful and when Ryan and I had talked to her I could sense something good about her. I had seen her before on the route getting her kids to school. When she was with her kids she seemed to be smiling from ear to ear all the time. To see her so upset and shaking behind her angry horrible husband made me sick to my stomach.
My mothers boyfriend was similar and because of him I had lost my mother. I was 13 years old my mom had picked me up from school she had the same smile she always had. It was bright and amazing it could light up a room. The corners of her eyes would crinkle just a little,her brown eyes similar to mine but her eyes had a special twinkle to them. She always said that she gained that twinkle the day I was born. My mother was the sweetest woman and fell under the spell of lies and decit by her boyfriend. He won her over with corny pick up lines cheap cologne and some fancy dinners. Once he won my moms heart he moved his way into our home made me call him dad. All of a sudden he lost his job and my mom was working two jobs to support him and me. He started gambling all of my mothers money, drinking and smoking 2-3 packs a day. With my mothers money and she didnt see it because she was constantly working. The day she had picked me up though she took a different turn.
"Where are we going mama?" I asked quietly
"Your gonna stay with grandma tonight baby, Martin's in a mood and I dont want you to see all that." She smiled back at me.
"Are you staying too? We could have a sleepover!" I told her excitment building up inside of me.
She shook her head, I could see the twinkle dim in her eye.
" I have to work tonight baby and ill be off late. You just enjoy your time with your grandma and grandpa and ill pick you up tomorrow."
When we had reached my grandparents house I admit i was excited I love them. I jumped out of the car and said goodbye to my mom way to quickly screaming I love you back at her. I regret that moment with all my being. I should have kissed her good bye, I should have looked one more time at the twinkle in her eye, my twinkle.
The next thing I knew she was gone. Thats why I knew the woman at 201 Pine lane was meant to be with me. She deserved someone who would cherish her and talk to her the way she deserved. Treat her as my equal and give her my all. I had a feeling though all of my friends felt the same way that I did. They all had their reasons and need to love her. For the first time though I would not mind sharing her, if it meant she had all the love that each of us could give to her.
Lorna201 pine lane,has been my home for 10 years and instead of feeling like a home it felt much more like a prison.We lived in one of those suburb neighborhoods in which every house looks exactly the same, when we had first moved into our home we were in total bliss the house looked amazing a beautiful rose garden at the front of the house surrounding the front bay windows and the side of the garage. The grass was a beautiful green and taken care of every weekend the house was a bright white and the inside always immaculate. Now the inside is always immaculate the outside now looked desereted while the grass was always cut it was brown. I felt that reflected my marriage perfectly. A week went by since the altercation with the trashmen. I was incredibly thankful for their willingness to help me and stand up for me without knowing me. The issue with them standing up for me was the consequenses that came after. Instead of an outburst James turned to me shook his head i
I looked in the mirror and hated the unfamiliar face that looked back at me, I had become a shell of a person I used to be.My green eyes now lined red,my once long sleek brown hair was now matted and looked dull. I had noticbly lost weight in my face where my eyes look somewhat sunken in as well as my cheeks my cheek bones a lot more pointe and pronounced then they were before.I thought I would be fine with James leaving me for another woman but I really wasn't. I had thought that I had stayed for just my children. In reality I felt like my heart was ripped out. No matter how unhappy I was in my marriage I had never stepped out on James and never thought to either. Maybe I loved him more than I thought, maybe I thought my family was only whole if we were all together.I walked out of the bathroom into the now bare closet I grabbed a red sweater and a pair of black leggings. I pulled my hair into a tight ponytail threw on a pair of sneak
I lived in a small town in North Carolina named Crestview it wasnt to small that every single person knew each other but it was small in a sense that there was only one big shopping center in the middle of the town. There was a bunch of little boutique type stores through out the shopping center among big chain stores like target and tj maxx there also were a couple of small business offices as well. I usually only came out here to go to target since I was on a strict allowance from James. I was given $100 for grocceries every two weeks and $25 a month for myself.A surge of anger rushed through me again, how have I been so stupid, I let a man control me to the point where I had a $25 allowance. I am a 29 year old woman who has an allowance from a man who can barely get it up once a month for me.The first thing that I needed to do before I started even thinking about looking aroung the shop was to see if I still had access to my cards. I had this months al
The bubbly clerk smiled up at me."Alright Mrs Frances, how would you like the money?""Whatever you have is fine!" I smiled back at her and she started pulling out stacks of cash in several denominations putting them in a bin."Mrs Frances this may take a moment, so if youll have a seat in the office back there we can do this in a more private setting. The bank was empty but I could understand how unsafe it could be if people saw me or the clerk with that amount of money."Of course."I walked over to the office and sat down in one of the comfy chairs. Next I have to figure out what to do.I would need a job, my own home, my car was a gift from my parents so that will be mine. I'd also have to find a lawyer to represent me in matters concering the kids. I wanted them with me and I just know that with as much as James hates me right now and loves perfect Anna I would be portrayed as an unstable figure.I was snapped out of
I looked at Mr. Reynolds and my heart seemed to flutter taking in this beautiful man. He had to be over 6 foot tall, he had a boy next door look to him his crystal blue eyes surrounded by full lashes, he had dirty blonde hair, while he had muscles he didnt look to big, like some men get when all they do is work out. He had lucscious lips that looked extremely kissable, I couldnt stop staring and taking him all in. He was absoluletly gorgeous.A throat clearing had me jump a bit, but it took me out of my lustful thoughts. I looked around again at the sweet old woman and she winked at me. I felt a blush creep onto my cheeks and looked back at Mr. Reynolds. He gave me a sweet, teasing smile and i felt the blush get deeper.Jeez, I needed to focus. I need this job and its something I would actually be interested in, I did not want to work at a big chain store because it can be a shit show. Focus Lorna."Hi, Mr. Reynolds my name is Lorna Frances.
LiamI watched as Lorna walked out the door. She looked so much better now and up so close. I cant believe she just walked in here looking for a job. I had just put a help wanted sign out this morning, because Beatrice had asked I got some more help. She worked for free and it was getting to much for her to handle herself. Its usally just her and myself everyday the store is open.I hear chuckling from behind me I turn slowly to see Beatrice bent over chuckling."What's so funny?"She tries to stop laughing as she wipes tears from her eyes.She starts to mock me "Here mrs Frances, let me take that application." In a mock robot voice."What are you talking about?" she slowed her laughing down and looked up to me."Liam, I love you but you were awkward and robotic through that whole encounter, what is your problem? She seemed like a nice girl and you basically hired her so why were you so stiff? I have seen you talk to
Ryan"What kind of favor would I be intersted in Li?"Liam hesitated a bit before answering."Look, I dont know how to go about this, legally or if this is even an issue but can we bypass the background check?""Why would you want to bypass a background check? Its there to protect us all and the company.""I know man, its just a special circumstance.""Such as? Come on Li just spit it out." I was starting to get frustrated, I was the one in our group that didnt put up with much bullshit."Its Lorna.""Lorna? Lorna who?"" The woman from 201 Pine, the one with the dickhead piece of shit husband, she came in today and saw my help wanted sign, she applied for a job. Now from what I have observed over the years means she is trying to get out of her relationship or shes out. Those situations can get sticky and i just want to make sure that we keep an eye out for her. If shes working with me I can at least know tha
LornaThere are a couple more things that I needed to get done before I walked home and before it gets to dark out. The stores in the shopping center usually close at 6 O'clock at night. They stay open later on Friday and Saturday in order to allow shopping for people who cant get their during the week. The only thing that is open 24/7 around here was the gas stations and the one Mcdonalds thats about 10 minutes away from the shopping center.I walked into the hardware store, smiling at the cashier he looked me over and nodded and looked back at his phone. I walked down a few aisles looking at the different chandilers. There was a beautiful one that was stained glass with blue yellow and orange. I would come back for that another time. When I knew for sure where I would be in the next few months.I finally saw what I was looking for, the aisle was labeled Locks.I hustled into the aisle and found the replacement door locks, I looked around the