Part 22~ Moment of impact
Shawn
When I was about to walk up to them, she pulled away from him and she turned around and walked away. "What the fuck Harper! You can't just leave like that!" he called behind her.
She bumped into my chest and fell to the ground. "I'm so sorry," she said with tears in her eyes. I offer my hand and she looked up at her. "Shawn" she said relieved with a small smile and grabbed my hand. I pulled her up on her feets so our chests were just a few inches away. "Oh my god" she gasped and looked at my swollen eye.
She grabbed my chin and moved my head to the side, so she could get a better picture of my swollen eye and nose. "I- what happened?" "You know exactly what happened Harper. You saw me through the window" I said with a firm gaze. "I wish that I could do something" "Yeah" I lifted my eyebrows and looked in another direction.
"What is it now?"
"What it is?" I almost laughed. "We just had an amazing date together, and the next thing I see, is you kissing your God damn ex that treated you like shit back in high school!"
"I know that he treated me like shit. And I remember everything from high school now. I didn't come here to kiss Philip. I came here to talk to him and tell him that I didn't want anything to do with him anymore. And I also came here because my dad hit you in the face and Casey told me that you two had made out" she raised her voice in the last part and slapped my cheek.
"Why didn't you tell me?" More tears filled up in her eyes. She was going to slap me again, but this time I was quick enough to grab her wrist. "I didn't tell you because I was ashamed of it. I don't know why it happened, I don't feel anything for her and I never have. You have always bee on my mind and it has only been you, and it's forever gonna stay that way"
I tore her hand away "Then why did you do it?" she asked with tears in her eyes.
"Why did you sleep with Philip when you know how much of a dick he is" "I-I was confused okay?! I didn't remember how he was then. But when we were on our date last night, all of sudden a wave of memories came over me. And I remembered more than just our first kiss"
"Why didn't you tell me?" "I don't know, okay! I was scared. I am scared. I barely don't know myself and all of sudden this wave of memories came over me. It's too much for me to handle"
"Too much for you, huh? I have been working my ass off for almost 3 months to try to help you remember. I know it's too much for you as well, but I haven't been myself during these 3 months. How do you think it feels when the person you love over everything all of sudden doesn't remember you?"
She stayed silent for a few seconds. "You know what? Fuck it" I turned around to walk away but she wrapped her hands around my wrist. "No Shawn, please" she cried out. "I need you"
"You should have said it earlier" I said with a tear rolling down my cheek and then I turned my back and walked away.
Harper
I don't know what just happened. Did Shawn just give up? Did he just, did he just leave me?
I walked home with tears streaming down my cheeks and I couldn't stop them from rolling down my cheeks. When I wiped them away, another tear left my eyes.
"Hi sweetheart" my mum called from the couch when I entered the hall. I just looked at them and walked to the stairs. "Hun, come here for a second?" she called once again.
I wiped off my tears and took a deep breath before I walked into the living room. My mum and dad sat on the couch with big smiles printed on their faces. "What?" I asked from the other side of the coffee table.
They both changed gazes and gave each other a curt nod before they both looked at me again. "I and dad have talked, and we think that the best idea is if you move away. Make your own life"
"What?" I asked confused and furrowed my eyebrows, trying to see what they mean. "You are 26 years old and you can't live here anymore"
"But I can live with Shawn," I said without even thinking. "No, you shall not young girl" my dad pointed at me and raised his voice. "We bought you a new apartment, a few miles away from Toronto. And you are going to stay there rather you want it or not" He said with anger in his voice.
"Ugh!" I turned around and ran to my room.
How could my life turn out like this? From one day to another. My life is a mess right now. I don't know who I am, my husband is mad at me, he and my best friend made out, I broke the contact between me and Philip and my parents want me to leave.
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The tree upcoming days were just me packing my stuff in my room at my parent's house until it was completely empty, except the bed, the desk, and the bookshelf.
"Fuck" I said to myself when I remember that I need to go to tell Shawn that I am moving. I'm not ready for this. Not at all.
I took my phone and my hands were shaking. I was scared of what he was going to say and how he would react.
"Hey" he sounded tired and I could hear him yawn. "Did I wake you up? The time is like 2 pm" I chuckled. "Oh, no not at all. I haven't slept anything during these three days"
"I'm sorry about that. And I'm gonna move" "From your parents?" he said with a little bit of hope in his voice. "Yes. And from Toronto. My parents bought me an apartment that is a few miles away from Toronto. So I am wondering if you are home so I can pack my stuff?" I swallowed hard and tried my best to not cry.
It was silent a few seconds so I was scared that he had hung up on me. "Shawn? Are you still there?" "Y-yeah" he cleared his throat, which I have noticed he does when he gets emotional.
Then he hanged up. I felt that my knees became weak, I squatted down to the floor and I covered my mouth with my hand to not let out my crying sound. I took a few deep breaths, trying to calm myself down.
After a few minutes, I had calm myself down and was ready to leave for Shawn's and my old apartment.
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I knocked on the door and I heard footsteps approaching the door on the other side. The door opened, revealing a tired Shawn with red and puffy eyes and messy hair. "Hi" I said low and tried to force a smile on my lips.
"Hey" pressed his lips together into a thin line and stepped aside so I could enter the apartment.
"Just tell me if you need any help. I'll be in the bedroom" he said low and walked slowly to the bedroom.
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After around 2 hours I was finished and we both stood in the hall. "Shall I help you to carry the boxes to your car?" he pointed at all the boxes behind me. "No I'm fine, thank you"
I took a step closer to him and wrapped my arms around his neck. He hesitated first, but it didn't take long before he wrapped his strong arms around my waist. He pulled me in closer and my hand traveled up to his curls. His face was in the crook of my neck and with every exhale his hot breath hit the skin around my neck.
"Bye Shawn" I said with a tear escaping my eyes. We pulled away from the hug and I cupped his right cheek and wiped off the tear that slowly rolled down his cheek.
7 month later
Shawn
Moment of impact. A moment of impact, whose potential for change has ripple effects far beyond what we can predict. Sending some particles crashing together. Making them closer than before. While sending others spinning off into great ventures. You see, that's - that's the thing about moments like these.
You can't, no matter how hard you try to control how they're gonna affect you. You just gotta let that cloud in particles land where they may. And wait, until the next collision.
The rain was pouring down and people stood with their backs pressed against the walls, trying to not get as wet as possible of the sudden rain. And even some people stood in the stores, waiting for the rain to stop pouring down like cats and dogs from the dark grey sky.
Lucky for me, I had checked out what it would be for kind of weather, so I stood under my umbrella and waited for the street sign to be green, so I could over the street.
When the street sign went green I started walking and someone catches my eyes.
A beautiful girl walking past me, with a newspaper over her head. I turned around to make sure if it was her or not. And I had right, it was her.
I turned around and followed her. "Do you want to use my umbrella?" I asked and put it over her head. She looked up at me and got a big smile. "Hi" she said and brushed away her wet hair from her face.
"I hope you didn't come all the way into the city just to be in this weather" I said a bit louder since the sound of the rain was really loud.
"Actually, I moved back here 1 month ago" "Really? that's - that's great" "And I am actually back to my art studio. Or not my old one. But I have a new one. I just got from there to grab some lunch" "Wh- what, are you kidding me?" I said confused. Did she really just said that?
"No, I'm totally serious. And I am taking a few classes. And it's crazy what my hands can do and remember that my mind, you know? Forgot"
"Thank you, Shawn" "Don't thank me. I didn't do anything" "You did everything, and you accepted me for who I am and not for what you wanted me to be"
I don't know where they come from, but the tears were just there in my eyes. "I just wanted you to be happy" I smiled at her.
"Isn't there a diner around here, that we used to go to for lunch when we both met up when we both were working?"
"Yes, it is" I stopped and looked back at her "Wait, do you remember?" "No, I don't. I wish. But the memory hasn't come back, but I have been talking to Sami and I have been asking her about us"
"Really?" I smiled, happy that she asked about me and her. "What has she been saying?"
"That she thinks that you don't see anyone right now" "She- she happens to be right. And you? Are you seeing anyone at the moment?"
"No"
"So do you wanna go to the diner and grab lunch?" she asked and I could see a shade of pink on her cheeks.
"Of course I do" I nodded and she wrapped her arms around my arm so we both were under the same umbrella, while we walked down the street, on our way to the diner.
Maybe this is the beginning of our new love story?
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Sorry for a very long chapter. And I am so sorry for leaving you guys like this. But I have a new book that I will publish really soon and I hope that you are excited and that you will read it.
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