Unspeakable Lies by Alice Tribue

Author:Alice Tribue [Tribue, Alice]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-05-09T16:00:00+00:00

“So, you have no more pain in your leg?”

“No, it’s finally starting to feel back to normal.”

I relax into my pillow while holding the cell phone between my ear and my shoulder. These nightly phone calls with Luca have gotten me through the last few weeks; they’re the one thing that I look forward to every day, the only thing I can rely on.

“Any word from Tyler?”

“I haven’t spoken to him since he told me he was going away to that conference with his dad. He sends texts every day, but other than that, no.”

I have the sneaking suspicion that the conference is an excuse. I’m not sure that there even is a conference. It would be easy enough to find out, I could call Tyler’s dad, but I’m not so sure I want to know. It’s almost easier to live in denial.

“How do you feel about that?”

“Numb,” I answer honestly. “I never knew how fast a relationship could deteriorate. One minute I’m getting married and I’m the happiest girl in the world, and the next minute, it’s all falling apart.”

I hear an audible sigh from his end of the line. “I don’t want to make things worse for you, Ev.”

“You’re not, Luca. You’re the only thing keeping me sane right now. If it wasn’t for you, I would have lost it already.”

“Are you afraid of losing him?”

I give his question some thought before I reply and what I say is like a revelation to me. “I think I’m afraid of not having him in my life anymore. He’s been a huge part of my world for the last four years, and I think I’d miss him—a lot. I just don’t know if that means I’m afraid of losing him as my husband. I think right now it wouldn’t hurt me as much as I thought it would.”

“Losing him doesn’t matter, Everly. It’s you who’ll end up being found, but you have to make that choice, no one else can make it for you.”

“I know.”

“Goodnight, Ev.”

“Goodnight, Luca.”

I end the call and put the phone on my nightstand. I should try to get some sleep, but sleep has been elusive lately. There’s too much going on in my life, too much weighing on my shoulders, for me to be able to sleep soundly. I get out of bed, walk over to Tyler’s ever-growing book collection, and peruse the different titles before finally deciding on one. I pull it from the bookshelf and sit down on the bed, using the propped up pillows as a backrest. I open the book and turn to the first page, startled when a folded piece of paper falls out onto my lap. Gingerly, I pick it up and unfold the paper, I recognize the handwriting to be Tyler’s, but all the air goes out of my lungs when I see that it’s addressed to me. I close my eyes bracing myself for whatever it is I’m about to read. When I finally open my eyes, I’m ready to read whatever it is that’s in this note.

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