Capri's Second Chance by Maxine Thompson

Author:Maxine Thompson [Thompson, Maxine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Drama, United States, Self-Help, Death & Grief, Grief & Bereavement, Two Hours or More (65-100 Pages), Parenting & Relationships, Health; Fitness & Dieting, Drama & Plays
Amazon: B00AVMTY5E
Publisher: Maxine Thompson
Published: 2013-12-29T05:00:00+00:00

10

Marquise

February 2004

I know everyone says I’m a jerk. I can’t help it. I hated to see Capri like that with tubes up the yin-yang and everything in the hospital, but I haven’t loved her in a long time. I understand she’s gone to a convalescent home now, and there’s nothing I can do.

First, they told me she was dead, and they said they found a pulse---after they almost put her in a body bag. Now, with me being a cop and all, I tell you I’ve seen some crazy things on the street, but that’s some scary shit there. I’m telling you, that is just a little too spooky for me. I can’t live with her anymore. That’s all there is to it.

Looking back, had I had the right feeling for Capri in the first place, I wouldn’t have done what I did. If I’d really loved Capri, had really been into her I the first place, I’d have moved heaven and mountains to be by her side. Instead, I got in my car—I had already planned on leaving to move to Tempe, Arizona, where Sidra had just transferred her real estate job, and I just left. I left my job, my home, everything.

Sidra and I were both planning to leave our mates this year anyhow and we just wanted a fresh start.

I’m not even worried about the house. I left Century 21 in charge to have a real estate agent sell it. Capri can get her half of the profit from the sale of the house. We should each clear at least one hundred grand and this will tide me over while I’m trying to get on the police department in one of the smaller municipalities in Arizona.

I know you should stick by people when they’re down, but I just couldn’t do it. I hope this won’t bring me bad karma.

But the truth is, I’ve never stopped loving Sidra, my first love. Since last summer, we’d both planned on leaving our respective mates. In January, we kept our resolutions. She has filed for divorce from her husband and I have filed for divorce from Capri.

It’s funny, but after all these years, when we ran into each other three years ago, by happenstance, we still had the same feelings. And, since I’ve made this move, I’ve never felt more alive. Life is nothing without the one you love.

I can’t help it, but Sidra is my first and only love. I love Capri, but I’m not in love with Capri. There is a difference. Men know it. They will settle for a good woman because she may be there for them, but it’s not the same as when you really love someone. Sidra was, and is, my soul mate.

I don’t think I ever really loved Capri like I loved Sidra. I married my wife on the rebound. She has always felt more like a sister (which I know sounds sick in an incestuous kind of way) and I have never felt that sparkle I feel with Sidra.

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