Resisting Perfection (The Perfection Series Book 2) by Rae Nicki

Author:Rae, Nicki [Rae, Nicki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nicki Rae
Published: 2015-03-13T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Piper

It’s strange how your sub-conscious reminds you of things you weren’t supposed to forget. As I’m pumping gas, I remember I’m supposed to meet Fenton at seven tonight. Although he didn’t say a word about it earlier, I bet it’s for the same reasons he already explained. I need to send him a quick text just in case he is expecting me.

Piper: I know you only want me for my body but I need to take a few days off. I’m heading to my dad’s for some time to think, so I won’t be able to meet you tonight. I will call you when I return.

I throw the phone back in my purse and pull out of the gas station, effectively leaving my problems behind. It’s been a long time since I’ve been home. Just the thought of being there without my mother there breaks my heart. I know it is completely selfish that I haven’t been to visit my father but it’s the same with him. I dread seeing him without my mother. Even though he seems to be handling it well now, he didn’t when she first passed. He threw himself in his work, not looking back or remembering he had two daughters.

He and my mother were high school sweethearts and more than that, my father never even had a girlfriend before my mother. She is all he knew, all he ever loved and when she was stolen from him, he was devastated. He wouldn’t talk about her and he removed all of her photos from the walls. He wouldn’t even go to the cemetery on her birthday with Phoebe and me. He tried to make us believe he was ok but I watched the bags form under his eyes from lack of sleep. I watched him slim down because he couldn’t eat. He thought we wouldn’t notice and maybe Phoebe didn’t, but I did.

My dad has been my hero my whole life, I notice when things like that happen to him. That is a main reason I couldn’t go home for a long time. I didn’t have to hurt for him physically if I was only hearing his voice. It was easier to believe he was getting over it when I didn’t have to watch him going down-hill.

Before my graduation, I hadn’t seen him in two years. But I’ll admit, the last couple times he’s been here, he looked great. I know he hasn’t forgot about my mother but I believe he’s finally told himself it’s ok to live his life, that he doesn’t have to feel guilty for still being here without her.

I decide to pull off the interstate when my bladder begins screaming at me. I step out of the car and stretch, taking a deep breath of fresh air. I’m only about half way and I’m beginning to regret not leaving this morning. I’m driving right into the night and since it’s been so long since I have been here, it would have been nice to have daylight to guide my way.

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