Pieces of Paisley by Leigh Ann Lunsford

Author:Leigh Ann Lunsford [Lunsford, Leigh Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2014-10-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Paisley

Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion.

Javan

I keep reminding myself I did the right thing in walking away. I did it for my protection, my sanity, but it still feels like I am being torn in two. I have heard the term heart-break but now I am actually experiencing it, and that is exactly what it feels like; it hurts to breath, my chest is heavy and painful, I can’t stop crying and I want to vomit every time I see food. My entire body aches, down to the roots of my hair. I tell myself it will be the last time I cry over him, and yet, I could still flood a river with the tears I am expelling. I went to the party at Caroline’s on Friday night. I was having an okay time, but when some guy started hitting on me I had to leave. I may have technically been single, but in my heart I was still Jake’s.

Pulling out of the apartment complex I had to find the nearest gas station and pull over because I couldn’t see. I felt like my eyes were swollen shut, and I couldn’t make out the cars in front of me. I try and get my breathing under control and it is making me more panicked. I call my mom; she is my only choice. Thirty minutes later, she and Marcus pull up and I opt to ride with Marcus in my Jeep. I just can’t take it anymore from my mom. She thinks I should overlook the way he makes me feel, look over his indiscretion, after all, she says, it happened before me. No, the lies continued with me. I can’t continue to overlook things, or sweep it under the rug. I tried explaining it to her, telling her I have swept so much under the rug that I was tripping on it every time I took a step. She thinks I am being dramatic and I think she is being naïve. Marcus doesn’t say anything to me until we reach the driveway.

“Paisley, you do what makes you happy. You don’t seem to happy baby girl.”

“I’m not right now. I am hurt and I am sad. But if I went back I would continue to lose myself, and that wouldn’t work either. I don’t want to be divorced in five years, and if it is this hard already it won’t get any easier.”

“You have a good head on your shoulders. You have always been the independent one, the fearless one. I trust in your decision, and we will be here to help you in whatever you need.”

“Yeah, make sure you tell your wife that.” I get out of the car and thank him for coming to my rescue. I immediately go to my room and shut the door. I wish I still had the ‘Do Not Enter’ sign from when I was six, but that wouldn’t stop Lily.

I didn’t even bring my stuff in from the apartment.

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