Forgotten by You

Author:Carlie Sexton [Sexton, Carlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Carlie Sexton
Published: 2014-12-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30: Mitch

I had been in my room since Heather left. Going out and facing my mother was more than I could stand and as far as I knew Garrett wasn’t home. Then, I heard a knock on the door. Begrudgingly, I got up to open it, thinking my mother was on the other side. But it was Garrett.

“Man, I’m glad to see you. We really need to catch up.”

“Yeah, that’s the plan. You feeling okay?”

“I feel okay. My head still hurts at the point of impact, and the headaches come and go.” “Great. I thought if you were up for it we could go shoot some hoops down at the park.”

“Let’s do it. I need to get some fresh air.”

“Mind if I borrow a pair of shorts and a shirt? I only brought a limited amount of clothes.”

“Sure,” I said, turning to open my dresser drawer. I handed Garrett a pair of black shorts and a long-sleeved blue shirt.

“Get ready and I’ll meet you out front. Let’s be quiet and not wake up Mom.”

“Okay, see you in a minute.” Garrett closed the door and I began changing. Shooting hoops was one of our favorite things to do together. Just like old times. Even though it felt like we had done it last week, not years ago. Spending time with him was what I needed.

I met my brother on the front porch like we always did when we snuck out to play basketball. Mom never knew…it was our secret. Doing this made me feel more like myself again and I was grateful for the chance to pick Garrett’s brain.

We began walking toward the park and Garrett was pretty quiet.

“So, do you know why I broke up with Heather after graduation?” I asked.

“I’m afraid so.”

“Is that why you were cold toward her at the hospital?”

“Yeah. She didn’t treat you very well back then, but she seems to be better now. Are you two going to make a go of it?”

I was surprised at his cavalier attitude. If he knew she had cheated, lied, and aborted what I thought had been my child, why would I make things work with her now? Surely he would know that I hated deception. That wasn’t a new thing, surely? Something was weird. I was going to get to the bottom of this if it took all night.

“Do you think I should make things work out with her?” I asked, realizing I had to be just as careful with Garrett as I did with my mother. It was becoming exhausting feeling like I couldn’t trust my own family.

“Well, you do love her, she’s who you remember, and she’s really trying hard to be there for you.”

He wasn’t giving me the answer I expected to hear. I assumed he would advocate for Charlie and I to be together. She was my fiancée after all. “Well, Heather has a lot of great qualities. Do you think she has my best interest at heart?”

“I actually really do, bro. She does love you even though she made mistakes in the past.

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