Life After by Warren P.A

Author:Warren, P.A [Warren, P.A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: P.A Warren
Published: 2014-03-12T00:00:00+00:00

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After making the appointment we make our way to the pharmacy and finally leave the building minus the crutches. I still have a problem with the cane. Shielding my eyes from the bright sunlight I notice a small park across the street with the most amazing fountain one very similar to the Charybdis Fountain in England. How do I know this? Well let’s just say I had way too much time on my hands one summer and did a lot of reading.

I have no idea why but I have the urge to walk over there, but why not. Walking up to the fountain I can see how beautiful it is. It has a sculpture of the tree of life in the center of it and it’s a deep bronze color but when the sun hits it there are rainbows in the bronze. Glancing back, the wind whips my hair into my face. Moving it behind my ears I look at Avery who’s slid his sunglasses on and is sitting on the bench beside the fountain. I can’t help but wish I had brought some sunglasses.

“I’m not fishing you out if you jump in,” he calls as he pulls out his phone.

“It’s not physically possible Avery.”

Staring at the fountain frowning I can’t even joke with him right now, I feel like I’m drowning in sorrow.

“When are you going to stop with the pity party,Hadley?” Avery looks over at me as I sit on the bench moving Avery’s legs. He crosses his arms.

“You didn’t just say that to me.” I’m slightly miffed he would say that.

“Um, yes I did.”

“Why would you say something like that to me?”

“Hadley, you’re amazing. Do you know what happened when my dad started hitting me? I went wild. I partied, I did drugs, had sex with random girls and some other things I’m not proud of. We all have our own different ways of coping with things. I think yours is guilt and self hatred, but you need to get over it and move on. You’re making me feel bad and it’s a beautiful day out.”

Unable to look at him I watch the water splash into the pool. “Were you a therapist in another life?”

Avery laughs, “No…but I’ve been to some pretty good ones.”

“Did that therapist tell you sometimes you can be really insensitive?”

“Yep.”

“Here I am worrying about what my knee looks like and my family is gone. They don’t have the option of worrying about what anything looks like. I’m so stupid.” Turning towards me he puts his finger on my chin and tilts my head up.

“You have to find your own way of coping. Not the way I did or your current way. You’re so full of survivors’ guilt that it is literally tearing you apart and you can’t live that way.” He looks me firmly in the eye. “You have to talk to someone about it. It’s only a matter of time before you break. I’ll be there to catch you but I really don’t want you to hurt anymore.

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