Breaking Everly by Jessop K.L

Author:Jessop, K.L
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K.L. Jessop
Published: 2019-09-02T16:00:00+00:00

18

Everly

“I’m so sorry it has to be now,” Anita says, squeezing me tight once she puts her last case in the car. She’s heading back to Milford Haven as work is getting too much for her to continue it here.

“You need more space to work, I get it. I always said we had a small house.”

“Everly,” my mum replies.

Anita chuckles and squeezes me tighter not wanting to let go. The four weeks that she has been here have gone so fast, and we’ve not done as much as I’d wanted to do with her, but at the same time, I’ve not felt like doing much either.

“I’m going to miss you so much,” she whispers, and I can hear the sadness in her voice.

“Are you crying?”

“Nope. Just something in my eye.”

“Liar.” I smile, moving out of her hold and looking at her with a smile. “Thank you for being amazing, as always. I couldn’t have got through these past few weeks without you.”

“You’ve got this, Ev. You’re braver than you believe. Call me when ever you want.”

She turns to my mum who is now trying to hide the fact that she’s upset. “Helen, you are wonderful. Thank you for putting up with me.”

“Nonsense. I could say the same to you.” They hug it out before Anita turns back to me and the reality of knowing I won’t have her here strikes the anxiety inside.

“I can do this, can’t I?”

She takes hold of my hands and looks at me with purpose. “Everly, you can do anything. Take as long as you need here but most importantly, just be yourself.” She is referring to when I see Adam. After he walked me home the day of Dad’s funeral and I saw Mum, I cried on her shoulder with a thousand apologies for leaving her at a time she needed me the most. But no matter how hard I tried to stay at the reception after, it was just too much. The hollowness I felt inside was unbearable and the more people that tried to comfort me or give me their condolences the more I couldn’t breathe. Thankfully, Mum understood my reasons for leaving and told me that I shouldn’t feel guilty, apologising for making me wear something she knew I wasn’t comfortable in.

In a way I’m glad she did make me, though. Anita is always telling me that it’s good to step out the comfort zone and I’m proud that I did that day.

“I’ll text you every day.” I give her one last hug, feeling my throat thicken with the tears that are building. “Now get going, I don’t want to cry anymore.”

“I love you both.” With that she gets in her car and drives off, honking the horn all the way down the road, leaving Mum and me laughing at her.

I place my arms around Mum’s waist as we stare into the distance after Anita. “Just you and me now, Mum.”

“Yes. But we will make the most of every second we have together.

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