Better Off Divorced by Marianne Hansen

Author:Marianne Hansen [Hansen, Marianne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Watson Publishing
Published: 2019-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

16

Once everyone was back on the bus and Rebecca had said goodbye to Justin with a lingering hug, she joined me in my car.

“Where did you go?” she asked me.

“I️ went to picket. I’m surprised you noticed with Justin being there.”

Rebecca’s cheeks turned pink, and she cleared her throat. “It was fun getting to know Justin again.”

I️ looked over at her as I️ waited for the buses to pull out in front of me.

She covered her face with her hands. “I’m a horrible person, aren’t I️? I’m going to hell. I️ know I’m going to hell.” She peeked through her fingers. “How bad do you think it is there? Do you think Satan really looks like Tom Ellis? I️ could handle that.” Then she grabbed her stomach and moaned. “I️ think I️ may even die soon and go to hell.”

I️ glanced over at her quickly then focused on the highway. She didn’t look as sick as she sounded.

She sat back up. “Honestly. Tell me. How horrible of a person am I️?”

“I️ don’t know what you actually did to warrant a fast pass to hell.”

“I️ was flirting with Justin and having a great time, and I️ didn’t even think about Aidan. I️ mean, I️ did a little, but it was so easy to not think about him and just talk to Justin. It was so easy. So, so easy. Shouldn’t it be harder to not think about Aidan?” She put her hands over her eyes again.

“I️ don’t think a lack of feeling towards your boyfriend warrants hell, necessarily. It does warrant a review of your relationship, but not hell.”

She took her hands from her face. “I️ think it may be easier to deal with hell than the fact I️ was willing to give up everything for a guy I️ didn’t think much about when I️ was with my high school crush.”

“Maybe it’s your destiny bringing you back together with your high school crush again. Maybe Aidan was just a bridge to get you from where you were to where you needed to be.”

“Do you honestly think that that’s really a thing? A person getting another person to where they need to be? I️ think it’s a little cliché.” She relaxed into her seat.

“Perhaps you should focus on your doctorate instead of men.” There was traffic, and I didn’t talk and drive in traffic very well. This conversation felt too intense to have while I️ was trying to figure out what lane was best to drive in. I️ hoped she would keep talking for the next twenty minutes while I️ just nodded occasionally.

“How is it that I️ was madly in love with Aidan this morning? I️ honestly was. I’ve never felt this way about anyone before. How can I️ trust my feelings ever again if I️ can’t keep that feeling going while I’m at a stupid high school reunion?”

I️ didn’t answer right away, hoping she’d keep talking. She didn’t.

“Have you thought you might just be reliving high school and the moment you’re

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