LOGINShe was the purest kid I had ever encountered, and her little giggles were like a melody in my ears. Children rarely approached me, never had this moment ever struck my mind. And I was caught off guard when she suddenly appeared. It made me feel special. But nevertheless, this was the most adorable thing.
When I was about to lift the toddler up, I woman called from behind, shaking me out of my thoughts.
"Dorris," she called, worry filled her tone.
Despite my dizzy state, I had the strength to examine his face. He was smiling at me and his wide, hazel eyes were dazzling, almost as if it was luring you to him. He looked like he was just as drunk as me, which was pretty great. I would have a drinking buddy for a night.“Why’d you come and sit beside me?” I asked my words were slurring.
I couldn’t wrap my head around what just occurred. I couldn’t believe everything that happened and wished these were just a nightmare I could wake up to. But no. It was so vivid, surreal, and unexpected. It was as if the world came falling on me, burdening my shoulders with too much pain I didn’t know how to endure. Those happy moments I made with the person I planned my future with just immediately vanished. Life had swept him away, unannounced. The worst thing was, I could’ve blamed him for what happened, but I couldn’t because we both made fucked up choices when we broke up. His child was the result of it. I think no matter how hard we turned our back on the past, it just caught up on us like it was meant to find us in our most sane state. You wouldn’t anticipate it either, you ju
Fright was an understatement if I would describe how I felt after Liam’s phone call. It was as if everything good that ever happened for the past minutes would instantly
I would just pretend that nothing happened a while ago and the conversation I had with Maria didn’t occur. I didn’t think that she would be hanging out with my sist
The weekend went by real quickly and it would only take a few more days before homecoming. Everyone was ecstatic and they were already preparing for the special event. As I wal
I shut the fridge close after I’d grabbed the milk inside and placed it on the island counter. Grabbing the bowl from the cupboard, I placed it beside the box of cereal a