Aggro: An Emotional Forbidden Romance by CoraLee June & Carrie Gray

Author:CoraLee June & Carrie Gray [June, CoraLee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-23T23:00:00+00:00

Mom took me to my favorite diner. It was a little further away than some of the others, but it was worth the drive. There were neon lights around the outside of the restaurant and little working juke boxes on all of the tables. When I was younger, I used to love putting in a nickel and picking out a song.

The bright red booths were well loved, but clean and comfortable. The floor was checkered in black and white tile, and the servers all wore pink dresses with white aprons. We slid into our favorite booth, and when our waitress came to take our order, my mom asked for two root beer floats.

“I’m sorry that I have been at the hospital so much, honey,” she said once we were alone.

“It’s okay, Mom. I get it,” I told her. And I really did understand. Hospitals were twenty-four seven; people didn’t stop needing care just because my world was turned upside down.

“How are you dealing with everything?”

That seemed like such a heavy question to ask in a place that had a pie wall. I got a temporary reprieve while our floats were delivered and we gave our orders for a tuna melt and turkey club. I thought for a moment and then answered my mom truthfully.

“Not great. I’m so confused. It’s like everything I’m feeling is wrong. I can’t be what anybody needs me to be, and I feel like I’m letting everybody down.”

My mom looked back at me with empathy in her eyes, and she took my hand over the top of the table and squeezed.

“You are doing great, baby girl. You can’t be responsible for the world. Do you want to tell me about what you’re feeling?”

I had been holding everything in for so long that the words just spilled out in an effort to unburden my soul. “Chase is completely out of control. He’s not going to school, he’s throwing parties, and he’s getting really, um, angry,” I said, not really wanting to go into too much detail about his violent outbursts. “I don’t know how to help him. He won’t talk to me. I thought there was something between us.”

“Chase is not your responsibility. You don’t have to try to help him, you just need to be there for him when he’s ready. I can only imagine what he’s feeling right now, that poor boy. Violet has always been like an anchor for Chase. She gave him purpose and kept him tethered. Without her and without his parents to lean on, I’m sure he’s feeling like he’s lost at sea, fighting to get back. Right now, Chase can’t see the light from the lighthouse. I know it hurts, but he’s not capable of loving right now, not even himself.”

“But that’s the thing. I’m not hurt that he doesn’t love me…” I trailed off.

“Kai,” she said with a knowing smile.

“He admitted to liking me...since before Violet’s death. I’m not even sure how to process that.”

“I suspected as much,” Mom replied with a small smile before patting her lips with a napkin.

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