Incomplete by Zart Lindy

Author:Zart, Lindy [Zart, Lindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781491241868
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

I push the cart through the aisles of Peck’s Grocery, randomly tossing stuff into it. Sugary cereal—check. Pop Tarts—check. Chips—check. My dad should know better than to give me a hundred-dollar bill and tell me to get whatever. To even it out, I toss in some lettuce and apples—which of course makes me think of Lily—that whole balancing thing. When I look up, at first I think I somehow imagined her into the store, but no, that’s her.

Instant heat and perspiration erupt, along with a sick feeling. I am literally unable to move from the force of emotions that bombard me as I gaze at her. I just want her, that’s all. This pain I feel, being separated from her, it’s not worth it.

The top she is wearing is deep purple and much too tight, showing off an inch of creamy flesh between the shirt and low-slung jeans. Her clothes show off a figure I didn’t realize she had. I am in no way getting used to this new, shockingly different Lily, but even I have to appreciate the body being displayed, regardless that my first instinct is to throw a blanket over her and rush her away from any eyes other than mine.

When she disappears down an aisle, I don’t think; I act, shoving the cart after her. I feel like some demented stalker, following her like I am. I have no idea why I’m doing it; I wouldn’t even know what to say to her if she saw me. Doesn’t matter. Onward I go. I swerve my cart to the left so I don’t run into a woman lingering by the ice cream, ignoring her glare as I hurry after Lily.

I can’t take it anymore, I really can’t. I can’t eat, I can’t sleep, I am miserable, and I look like shit. I just want her back. I don’t care about being righteous or noble anymore. All I care about is being able to be with her. It is all I want, and I can’t let her leave the store without knowing it. I am desperate.

I run down the aisle next to the one I know she is in, blocking her just as she reaches the end of the aisle. The cart slams into a row of food, knocking canned goods to the floor. She jumps, her eyes widening at the sight of me, then narrowing. I’m gasping for breath and probably look a little crazy. I feel a little crazy.

“What are you doing?” she demands, dropping a box of granola bars into the cart.

“Nothing,” I say between breaths, leaning partially over the cart with my legs thrown out to the side so she can’t get past. I don’t know what I’m doing. I only know I can’t let her leave without saying something to her. Being away from her has been agonizing. I’m done with it, done with feeling this way. And if she doesn’t want me anymore, if she has moved on with Garrett—a thought I really don’t want to accept—then at least I can say I tried.

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