Something So Perfect by Janel Lee

Author:Janel Lee [Lee, Janel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Price World Publishing, LLC
Published: 2013-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Grandkids

The last time James and I had seen each other was at the house in Atlantic City. It had been two weeks since then. I was trying to resist the urge to call him. Every time my phone rang, I rushed to answer it, hoping to hear his voice. But it was never him. Whenever the doorbell rang, I rushed to answer the door, hoping it was him on the other side, only to be greeted by friends or family who had come by for a visit.

When I went to work, Mr. Harvey would constantly tell me not to worry, and that James would come back. Any other time I would have believed him, but not this time. It was just different. Trey nagged me more and more to go out with him, ever since he heard about the break up. I lost count of how many times I’d turned him down.

My heart was broken. I had let myself get wrapped up in a guy, only for it all to end because of my negative determination to change people’s minds about us.

The weekends lasted too long. Free from work with just plans to stay in bed all day, I’d mull over the fact that James and I weren’t together anymore. I just stared up at the ceiling, lying on my back in my bed, motionless.

My phone rang. I felt a heap of excitement rush through me, and I reached for my phone beside me on my dresser. I had a huge smile on my face as I looked at the screen to see who was calling. The excitement quickly left when I saw it was just a text message from my mom.

“It’s just my Mom,” I whispered to myself. I read the message.

Get over the fact that it is me and not James. Get out of bed and stop looking at the ceiling, dear!

My mom was good at two things; cooking and snapping me back in to reality when I needed it. Seeing her today would be just what I needed.

I got out of bed, threw on some sweats, and put my hair into a ponytail. I locked the front door and walked to my car. I didn’t even turn on the radio as I had always done whenever I drove anywhere. I just wasn’t in the mood to listen to anything.

I missed being with James. We had slept over at each other’s houses so much, it’s a wonder we didn’t move in together! As much as I missed him, I wondered if I could really handle being with him again. Would I be able to spend the rest of my life with most of his family hating me? Would I be able to go out in to the world and just ignore people that stare and make crazy comments? Could I really be as selfish as James said I was?

I finally arrived at my parents’ house. I parked in the driveway and walked to the front door. My Mom stepped outside and waved for me to come inside.

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