Escaping Love (Rewrite) [Book #1]

|| CHARLOTTE ||

|| Friday, September 6th ||

When I arrived home, I felt different. Unlocking the apartment door, I walked inside and went straight to the kitchen. I took out the wine from my cabinet and a glass. I walked over to the couch, sat down, and poured myself glasses and glasses of wine as I watched late-night television. This was not how I wanted tonight to turn out.

I probably shouldn't have said all that stuff to her right then and there. Things were great, and I had to screw it up by telling her my feelings. Once I downed the last amount that I could, I placed the bottle away and washed the wine glass. I walked to the restroom, and my face looked too flustered in the mirror, so I splashed it with cold water.

I went to my bedroom and turned on the lights, my work stuff is sitting by the desk, and I realized I have to continue lesson planning and grading before Monday. Groaning, I undid the teal button-up and got out of my blue jeans. I placed my heels in my closet and laid down on the bed. My phone buzzed, and it was a text from the family.

Mom: Hey honey, how was the first week?

Me: It's all right. I'm enjoying it right now.

Mom: That's great. Your father and I thought we'd check and hear how you're doing. It's pretty late right now, we can call tomorrow.

Me: Yeah, that'd be nice. Well, I'm pretty tired. I'm going to head to bed. Goodnight.

Mom: Goodnight, sweetie.

I placed my phone on the nightstand again as I didn't care about wearing any pajamas, getting under the sheets and shut the lamp off, drifting to sleep. I hope Monday won't be as awkward.

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|| JACKIE ||

|| Monday, September 9th ||

I anxiously sat at the bench by the library at 7:45 AM. My legs shook as I waited for Shay to appear.

Shay: Hey, just got here. Where are you?

Me: On the bench by the library.

I watched as she came over and smiled. She sat down next to me, "So, what's up?"

"I've thought about it, and I've concluded that this might not work out."

She didn't have any change of expression, "Jay," she said.

"How would you prove to me that you aren't going to cheat on me again. What do you want out of this thing that we have going on right now? Do you want a relationship? Or is it just sex? If you don't want a relationship and loyalty, then I don't want to get involved," I said.

She sighed, "Jay, our relationship was more than that, and you know it."

"If it was more than just sex, then where was your loyalty?" I asked.

"It was there for the first six months," she said.

I let out a bitter laugh, "Then what happened after those six months passed?" We heard the five-minute bell ring. She was hesitant to answer. I laughed bitterly for the second time and stood up. "I'll see you around."

"Jay, wait," I heard as she grabbed my hand, "Can we please talk more about this at lunch? After that, if you still don't want to, then I'll leave you alone."

I sighed, looking around as the halls started to get empty, "Fine. I'll meet you on this bench when lunch comes." She nodded, and we both walked our separate ways.