True by Grace Gwendolyn

Author:Grace, Gwendolyn [Grace, Gwendolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2014-09-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Present.

God, Oh God. I run back up the stairs and into the hotel room. Justin was walking out of the bathroom drying his face with a towel. His left eye is starting to swell, and there is a bruise forming on his cheek right below. I hurry past him and gather all of my things and throw them in my case.

“Where are you going?” Justin asks.

“Home.” I frantically rush around. “God, Oh God.” I continue to mumble, hysterically. Justin grabs my hand, halting my movements.

“Wait a second, Courtney. Maybe you need to take a deep breath. Give him time to cool down.”

“No!” I shout and yank my hand away. “I need to go after him. Now. Right now. Oh God. Oh God. What have I done? Oh God. Oh God. Oh God.”

Justin’s shoulders sag in defeat. “He doesn’t deserve you.” His words stop me just as I exit through the open door. I unclasp the necklace that Justin gave me and place it on the side table.

“No, I don’t deserve him.” I say without a backwards glance. My voice shakes as the gravity of what I have lost begins to sink in. I’ve lost him.

The drive home went by much faster. I pay no attention to the speedometer, have no conscious thought or concern that I could get pulled over for speeding. My thoughts are consumed with getting to Alex. I try to call him but each time I get his voicemail.

Please. Please. Help me. Please don’t let me lose him.

I didn’t even know who I was anymore. Over the past few months, I felt myself starting to fade and now I am someone unrecognizable. I am a liar and a cheater. The very type of person I despise.

I lied to myself, so I didn’t have to face the truth about my choices. I cheated because I am too weak to confront the real issues with the person I have vowed to spend the rest of my life with. I’m also selfish because I liked the attention I was getting from Justin. But if I’m honest with myself, I don’t feel as strongly for him as he does for me. I was only using him. I am a horrible person.

My life with Alex flashed before my eyes. The first time I laid eyes on him, his sheepish grin and the way he had no idea how gorgeous he was. The way he tried to hide a huge smile when I agreed to go out with him. The way his entire heart and soul were present in his eyes the first time he told me he loved me and how those same eyes rolled back in ecstasy the first time he slipped inside of me. I remember the tear that trickled down his cheek as he repeated his wedding vows and the look of unconditional love when he held each of our daughters for the first time.

I knew that I would do whatever it took the fix this. I have to fix this.

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