Undone by Kathy Coopmans

Author:Kathy Coopmans [Coopmans, Kathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-07T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Ellie

The flecks of golden sunshine mingle with the few wispy clouds in the sky as I watch Lexi run into Lane’s arms. Nearly knocking the big man over with excitement.

There is something so intoxicating about being around Lexi. She bounces energy all around; squealing and laughing and saying the silliest things. Today, as her grin got full and eclectic, I couldn’t help but smile back. That’s how Lexi was, how she always is as if she’s bursting with sunshine.

She gave me a piece of it today without even knowing it. I laughed so much today, the high of it hasn’t come close to wearing off yet.

These past few weeks, my anguish has wrung me out until I was dry inside. I’ve cried until no more tears would fall. My heart still feels as raw as if a winter wind blew right through my skin.

Everything that was said between Logan and me has given me whiplash. I’ve gone over it all, back and forth, night and day. It’s a constant throb. An ache that would spike whenever it felt like it.

The one thing I pushed aside was Shadow. There isn’t anything I can do about him for the time being.

I didn’t know what to do, and it drove me to the brink of insanity.

“You’re driving us crazy and stretching yourself thin, Ellie. Either you forgive and forget, or you drown in misery.” Those words from Norah one night when she stayed up late with me kicked my ass in gear. Fairly certain Renita told her to light a spark under my ass.

I sat down with the two of them and my aunt Sandy this morning and talked more than I have since I found out about Whitney and Logan. There’s something cathartic about talking and getting things off your chest. Before I did that though, I had to figure things out on my own and I have.

Every emotion has toppled through me. During this time, they’ve grown, they’ve helped me see that without pain, there’s no gain. This time has made me understand why people do the things they do, why they sacrifice, why they give, why they take and why they win and lose.

“Ellie, come on. You haf to make sure I show Daddy right.” I jolt back to the present from Lexi’s excitement and make my way toward her and Lane.

“I did it, Daddy. I dove into the pool, and I didn’t have to hold my nose. I didn’t even swallow any water either. Ellie taught me how to do a diving pose; it’s different than when you ask me to pose for a picture.” She stands stock-still with his hands at her sides, her chin tucked, and her belly sucked in. I stifle my laugh as she pauses and waits for me to meet them where they stand on the porch before showing Lane how I taught her to position herself.

“Then I put my arms out like this, count to three and went headfirst into the water. There wasn’t as much splash as when I do a cannonball.

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