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He doesn’t understand now, but he will see.
He will see I’m only doing this for him.
And maybe, just maybe he won’t think of me as the monster then.
The Visit
TEAGUE
“Teague?” Ashley says and I can’t even believe she’s there. She comes so I stand up and she hugs me so I hug her back. That embrace gives just a tiny amount of comfort so I let her hug me for a bit. “Teague, what happened?”
“Mia,” he says. “This guy he…he took everything…and then he…he stabbed me…he stabbed her…” I don’t even know the words that are coming out of my mouth but I can’t seem to stop. “They say she’s stable now, but fuck!”
“Teague. I’m so sorry. What kind of monster would do such a thing?”
“I was supposed to protect her, Ashley. I failed!”
Ashley hugs me again. “Teague. You can’t blame yourself for what happened!”
“Fuck!”
Ashley breaks away.
We both sit silently on the chairs and now she’s waiting with me. She notices the arm. “You’re hurt, Teague!”
“It’s nothing big. I guessed he must have missed or something. They stitched it up.”
“Shit.”
“Yeah.”
“I can’t believe this is happening,” she says. “Almost seems like a dream.”
“A nightmare.”
“Yes. A nightmare. A horrible…horrible nightmare, Teague.”
“But she will be fine,” Ashley says. “You just have to be patient.”
“I won’t be able to rest until I can hear that from her.”
There’s silence again.
Ashley opens her purse and takes out a flask. She takes one sip and then hands the flask to me. “No thanks,” I say. I have to be alert. She could wake up any time and I need to be awake when that happens, not smashed out of my mind.
“Teague,” Ashley says. “It’s just one drink. It will help you relax.”
Maybe she’s right.
Maybe I’m just making a big deal out of this, a few sips won’t hurt.
I take the flask from her and take that sip. “It’s like everything is going wrong at the same time,” I say. “I’m starting to think I’m cursed or something.”
“You’re not cursed,” Ashley says. “Life’s a bitch sometimes. But nothing stays forever, not even bad times.”
“You sound like an ad for Maxi pads.”
She laughs. “Oh my God, Teague! I miss that humor.”
