The Meet

HENLEY

My phone rings and vibrates on the table as I get ready to leave the office. It's been a really rough week so far, especially when I have to be extra careful in order to avoid those nosy reporters. I am really, really trying to stay off the news as much as I can.

Nothing seems to be working though because it seems they're all hell bent on milking this piece of fodder thrown at them until all the juice runs out.

Well, let them have at it, I'll be here trying to restore my peace of mind. Peace that my father didn't bother to restore himself and mother so calmly shattered what was left of it.

At this point, I don't really know what to think of them anymore. It's getting really hard seeing them as my parents now and I really don't want to entertain some thoughts even though it seems I am already having an immense amount of clarity which is all because of one stranger.

A stranger no one refuses to acknowledge.

No wonder she had to go to the news to get my attention.

Well, now