Force of Impact by Stephanie Nichole

Author:Stephanie Nichole [Nichole, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kingston Publishing Company
Published: 2018-11-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Bowie

I had always wondered where life had taken Hollis and during those sleepless nights where the memories of her haunted me, I always tried to believe she had finally been given the life she deserved. A life that was full of happiness and love. Yes, the fact that her life could be just as bad or even worse crossed my mind from time to time. Hell, there were some points where I wondered if she was even alive anymore but at the end of the day, I liked to imagine her somewhere beautiful, laughing and dancing to some song. Hearing what her life had actually been like the past ten years nearly gave me a heart attack while ripping out my soul at the same time. I’d be lying if I said thoughts of her life being like this had never crossed my imagination, it was just that at the end of the day I had hoped for the best.

Hollis had been dealt a shitty deal, to begin with when it came to her life and family. Then she had to lose Alex the way she did. Running away from everything she had ever known. Now, to know that her past ten years had been spent like this was sickening. When did she get a break? When did she get happiness? The happiness that she deserved.

Then there was the fact that she had been married. I had no right to be jealous because I hadn’t spent my last ten years alone and pinning only for Hollis but the idea of another man knowing her the way I once had made my jealousy reach Hulk levels. I think the worst part of it was that she had loved someone enough to marry them. I could honestly sit here at her table and say that I had never loved anyone aside from the girl sitting across from me. Every time it seemed possible to even care about someone more than just for fun the memories of Hollis would haunt me, making me take a step back from it all.

The one thing I had never understood in the situation with Hollis was why she ran away. My parents would have figured out a way for her to stay with us. She didn’t have to leave, but she chooses to and without even saying goodbye. That decision had marked me. That decision had changed me. That decision that she made without even considering me had sent me down a very dark and dangerous path for a while. All this time I was here trying to find Hollis when in reality she never wanted to be found.

As realization washes over me I stand up abruptly causing Hollis to jump a little. I start to head for the door when I hear Hollis ask me where I’m going? “I need to leave.”

I can hear Hollis take in a shaky breath behind me. “That’s it. I tell you everything, all the bad and ugly and you’re just going to leave…,” I can hear the struggle in her voice to keep her emotions in check.

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