Tala by Adelaide Schofield

Author:Adelaide Schofield [Adelaide Schofield]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781540393845
Google: wgkXMQAACAAJ
Goodreads: 33118293
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 2016-11-20T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Stephen Wright was outside with the realtor when he saw Kelsey on her evening run. He had seen her a few times in the weeks since Tala had left for Manila but hadn’t had the nerve to talk to her. Had Tala told her what he’d done? Did she know he’d fucked up the only thing he’d ever truly loved?

The realtor was pounding a For Sale sign into the ground when Kelsey came up the street. She stopped dead in her tracks.

“Hello Kelsey,” Stephen said, sadly.

Kelsey glanced from Stephen’s face to the sign, then back to his face. “You guys are moving?”

“Tala has already moved,” he said, stepping away from the realtor and crossing the lawn to meet Kelsey on the sidewalk. “She’s staying in Manila.”

Kelsey fought the nausea that erupted in her throat. She still hadn’t heard from Tala, and Stephen’s words drew a coldness around her heart.

“You mean she’s staying there for good?”

Stephen nodded. “As far as I know, yes.” His eyes grew wet as they met hers. “I’ve been asked to start divorce proceedings immediately.”

“I’m so sorry, Stephen” Kelsey said. “I had no idea.” And she was sorry. She didn’t know why or how she could feel that way when she wanted Tala for herself, but to see Stephen now, so broken before her, she did indeed feel sorry for him. He had done the unthinkable and now he was paying the heaviest price.

It occurred to her that she too was paying a price by association. Tala was lost to both of them now and Kelsey didn’t know how she would handle that.

“Go get her,” Alison said, when Kelsey relayed the news of her conversation with Stephen over dinner later that evening. She was glad she’d agreed to this dinner and now stared at her best friend with a mixture of anxiety and hope in her eyes.

“I don’t think I can just go get her, Al.”

Alison stabbed at the salad on her plate. “Why not? You’re obviously in love with her.” She piled a forkful of lettuce into her mouth. “And from the way she was looking at you that night in the bar, I’d say she’s in love with you too.”

Kelsey picked at a loose thread on the sleeve of her shirt. “She hasn’t contacted me at all.”

“You don’t know the circumstances behind that.”

“What circumstances could there be?”

Alison shrugged. “Dunno. But it must be something.”

“So, I should just jump on a plane to Manila?” Kelsey scoffed.

Alison smiled at her love struck friend. “What have you got to lose?”

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