Broken Bonds by Laikyn Meng

Author:Laikyn Meng [Laikyn Meng]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Orange 9 Publishing Company
Published: 2022-11-28T00:00:00+00:00

A Seal to Break 20

It was well past midnight, the stars glistening the way they usually did during these cold November nights. I just got back from California. I would call Jenks, but he's probably hanging out with his friends. So I drive to a secluded park in my town. I park my car at the edge of the gravel lot. I open the door to let in the fresh night air. Step out into the darkness, putting on a checkered jacket, blocking out the chills.

The swings frosted with ice. Silent to take a seat in the scene of the evening. Sway forward then backward, making a list of wishes and a poll on possible dreams. The breeze on my face reminds me of a time when I was a child. I glance at the swing next to me. The stillness of it makes me cringe. It will be her 22nd birthday tomorrow.

"You lied to me, Winnie." Spoken to the abandoned park. "Being a senior isn't quite as cool as you led me to believe, sister." My eyes shut laughing to myself.

"How ridiculous is it that we are named after a season and a flower? Like, really, nothing better on the list of names." Sight cast down at the ground. Shameful for speaking about her name in such a way, as if anyone heard me anyway. Everybody loved her, but she really didn't care about being accepted.

She would bring me along with her to parties or sleepovers. Not because she was forced to or was asked to. She wanted to. If it wasn't for her no one would ever call me anything other than Winter’s little sister. I would be a background to the world, an old forgotten painting. She was a free spirit, so easy-going, loved everyone who seemed to cross her path. She brought me along so I could experience events. I was the opposite of outgoing. A tiny group of friends. Mediocre, if you wish for a further explanation.

The snow was falling now. I have a detestation for snow. Flakes coming down harder. I start to the parking lot, glancing back to see the swings swaying as if waving goodbye.

"Maybe, if it was snowing that day, you would have stayed home."

A dark car is parked a little ways away. I can hear the music playing, the beats bouncing off its metal frame. I don't want to even begin to imagine what they are doing in there! I keep my gaze steady and quickly move to the driver’s door of my father’s car. The car looks familiar, and in an instant, I know whose it was; Jenks. I look back at the car, the windows foggy. I can’t believe my luck! Irony slapping me in the face over and over. How repulsive! So much for being loyal, loyal as a camel’s spit!

I honk my horn and I flash my lights. He pops up his head to see what the commotion is; of course, he cannot see that is me.

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