If Wishes Were Horses (A Fairy Tale Life Book 2) by C. B. Stagg

Author:C. B. Stagg [Stagg, C. B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-01-07T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Becky

IT DIDN’T FEEL ANY BETTER waking up without Jase the day after the worst day of my life.

Nor, the day after that.

But eventually, days turned into weeks. And as I learned to live life at home for the summer, without Jase, the pain did start to dull.

“I wish you’d talk to me, sweet girl.”

I was packing up to head back to school when my mom came in to chat. She’d been trying all summer to get me to talk about what was happening, but I just couldn’t. Stating out loud how Jase didn’t want me made it real—and in the back of my mind—I hoped I’d head back to College Station for grad school to find Jase waiting for me.

I’m okay, Mom. At least, I’m going to be. My heart is broken,” I shrugged, “and I’m not convinced it’ll ever heal, but I’m learning to live with it.”

“What about Jase? If you won’t talk to me, will you at least talk to him?”

Bless her for trying so hard to help me, but damn her for pouring salt directly into the gaping hole in my heart.

My face crumbled and her gasp told me she’d connected the dots. She pulled me close. “Well, I’ll be damned. Your dad owes me a hundred bucks.” She giggled through her tears, which made me do the same.

“Now why would he owe you a hundred bucks?” If nothing else, she’d at least lightened the mood a bit.

“Oh, babe. Your dad and I often discussed where you went when you left the house every night. He thought you were going to Casey’s house, but I knew better.”

“Wait, what? You knew I was leaving at night?”

She laughed and squeezed my hands. “Of course I knew. I’m your mom, and moms know things like that. I knew you rarely, if ever, spent an entire night in your own bed. And I knew there was no way you were going to Casey’s house. You were going to Jase. And that’s why I didn’t worry.”

Fresh tears hit my cheeks as she turned to face me. “As a mom, there’s nothing worse than watching your child fight the demons of a past you know nothing about. It clawed at my soul that I couldn’t help you through it, but knowing you had Jase allowed me to rest easier. That first night, when he came to us about you, I knew he loved you. Can you tell me what happened?”

Any fears I’d had about my parents’ love for me were put to rest with the sincerity of that conversation. So I told her everything. “Momma, I don’t think he loves me anymore.”

“No, Rebecca, I don’t think that’s true at all. Right now it’s painful, and it’s ugly.” She enveloped me in an embrace only a mother could pull off. One that makes you feel like a tiny, helpless child and also says, no matter what, I’ll keep you safe.

“Bec, right now clouds have robbed your sky of the sun, and you will have to weather some fierce storms, no doubt.

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