"Are you sure we should go? We can call it a day and stay here with you?” My dad sounded really worried."No, go ahead, you can't really cancel it anymore! It's already all paid for!«My mom came over to me, kissed my forehead and hugged me tight. "Honey call me if what's okay? We'll be back in four days!"I walked them both to the door and forced a smile, otherwise they might end up canceling their short vacation trip with Neil and Elena Stafford after all. »I wish you a lot of fun! Enjoy the days!' Neil stood in the driveway and honked his horn a few times. Mom waved at me and tried to run to the car in her heels. Dad turned around again, put his arms around me and whispered in my ear."Call me if something happens... It's an order!!" I pulled out of his embrace."Dad, I want you to enjoy your vacation with Mom, okay? ...I'm fine so far, yes?” He nodded at me with a wry smile and then went to the car, loaded the luggage and they drove away.Fuck. Fuck. fuck!!! Who am I fooling? It's
Midnight, the doorbell rang and I answered the intercom. "Yes?"A shaky voice replied "TJ, it's me!" It was Joey's voice and I immediately pushed the door opener. I was standing in the doorway when the elevator doors opened and this fragile little creature walked towards me. She was completely slumped, her head bowed and her shoulders slack. She wiped her cheek with a sleeve. she howls? Crap!!!I immediately took her in my arms and hugged her tightly to me. It seemed to me that everything would break out of her completely because of this hug and she looked even more exhausted than she had just seen in the hallway. I gently pulled her onto the sofa, but didn't let go.I comforted her, but I didn't realize what was going on. I didn't know what she had, why she was crying. When she came up for air again and drank something, I also came down a bit. "What happened?" I eyed her cautiously, her eyes avoiding mine and falling to the ground. She started crying again and only managed to say "..
I woke up to a beautiful melody and sat up in my bed.That's not my bed! Where am I? I looked around and checked that I was with TJ and I noticed that music again. I actually heard TJ sing for the first time, very softly, but I heard a few words. I didn't know the song but it was beautiful, calm and radiated its warmth. There wasn't much text yet, but the melody was heavenly and really touched me. It finally surpassed the deep pain in me that Jayden had left behind. I saw thick drops on the bed covers and didn't even notice that I was crying again. Crap!!With the blanket over my shoulders, I walked around the corner into the living area. TJ was sitting at a piano in the corner of the room and didn't see me standing there. I kept seeing him stop playing and write something on the sheet music in front of him. With the cracking of the floorboards, he suddenly turned his head towards me and looked at me with a concern that even my dad couldn't manage. »Hey, did I wake you up? I was too l
tjShe lay back in my arms and closed her eyes.I have no idea what exactly happened but I would love to meet Jayden right now and tell him what a HUGE asshole he is! I would definitely smack him in such a way that he would first get to know the floor better. I really can't stand to see her like this anymore. What happened? He must have broken up, otherwise she would have been a little more composed! That fucking wannabe rocker!!! I'll kill him!!! It drives me crazy to see this woman suffer like that. How can he hurt this wonderful person like that? What did he do to her? Did she love him that much? If she were my girlfriend I would never have done that to her! This is such a great woman that you can't give it away anymore! He's such an asshole and so stupid! If he crosses my path, he's due!! ….But what am I talking about? I would never have a girlfriend because I couldn't keep it. I wouldn't be faithful and just as much of an asshole as him! I'm not a relationship type, when I look a
TJ was by my side the whole time, texting me daily and trying to cheer me up in any way he could. I haven't heard from Jayden for weeks, which was a good thing. After all, five weeks have passed since we parted ways at the airport. The first few days were the worst, some of which I can't even remember. My friends also said that I was just in a trance and not really responsive, which could also explain my memory gaps. With each week the pain in me lessened and my parents were really touching towards me. They both had a slight problem with TJ because Debby once told them everything about him in a short conversation, about his previous drug history, fights and his many affairs. Of course they weren't enthusiastic about him at all, but they still allowed him to visit me very often. Judith never liked him anyway, which he felt every time. I felt sorry for TJ because my family actually had something against him, but just tried to put it aside, which I've gotten really good at.We finally ha
"Are you nervous yet?" Today was the graduation ceremony on the sports field behind the school gym and I thought my mom was more nervous than me."It's still okay!" She handed me my red robe, which I put on and smiled happily at me.Dad, Judith and Tim were waiting at the car and I was allowed to sit in the front with my dad, who, like everyone else, had dressed up really well. He was super proud of me, I knew that, and honestly, I was a little bit too. The thought of graduating from high school was great, but it also sucked because I didn't know what I was going to do afterward. The college in town only had me on the waiting list, so I had to wait another semester because I didn't want to leave. My friends all had college places, some of them far away, which would mean that we wouldn't see each other again soon, at least very little and rarely. It sucked not knowing how my life would go on."Is your junkie boyfriend coming too?" I turned with a scathing look at Judith after Mom even
After graduation, my friends and I were all invited to Dwayne's house with our families together. It was absolutely great that Neil made such a nice party for us in his garden. There I stood in my room and hung the robe back on my room door, looked at myself again in the mirror and was unsure because I didn't know if Jayden would come and if I would meet him there, let alone I was afraid of what would happen if he were there. Will he talk to me then? Am I going to go up to him and talk? Are we ignoring each other? Am I breaking down again? I shouldn't be so scared that I might run into him, but it's really killing me. Every thought I give to him kills me!!!!But I was glad that TJ still came and I got some emotional support.I went over to the Staffords with my parents and I was really nervous. There were a lot of people there, but I did n't see him . That was good. Was it? I really couldn't take it otherwise. I didn't want to see him, not even from a distance. I wasn't even ready to
Great. I sat alone at the table with her sister and a silence fell between us. Slightly uncomfortable. I looked around to see how long Joey needed, but couldn't find her right away. Judith cleared her throat. »...um... I know we both had a rough start... But you're the only one Joey can get right now and I really appreciate that! Without you she would still be sitting in her room and probably wouldn't even have her degree in her pocket! I don't know what you have about you that makes her live again...but thanks TJ! For real! ...And since Tim thinks you're "okay" too, I may have misjudged you... That...that I'm sorry!"I was briefly flabbergasted by what she said and looked around again to see if Joey was finally coming, I finally spotted her but she was just pouring drinks and I turned back to Judith. »Well, I think anyone could have brought her out of her absolute low point...«She interjected and interrupted me. "No definitely not! I don't know how you do it. But it's the right way