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Rose
“Are you sure you want to do this?” Clarissa asked me again.
I wasn’t sure about anything at this point. All I knew was that I didn’t belong in this city. I felt it with each passing day. I didn’t know what I’d do from here, but anything would be better than constantly seeing his face in the media, or fear running into him on the streets.
“Think about this,” she argued. “You have a job you love. It took you forever to get where you are. Don’t throw it all away!”
“Clarissa, I appreciate your concern, but this is my decision. I hate this city. I can’t stay.”
“And what about me?” she snapped. “Wally, you’re all the family I have.”
“You have your parents and siblings.”
“And I hate all of them,” she argued. “You’re my true sister, and you know that.”
I stuffed some more clothes in my bag and walked over to the bathroom counter to grab the last of it. “This is a good move for me. It’s time I got out on my own.”
“With what money?”
“I have a little bit saved up, and my boss promised to send letters or a recommendation when I got settled.”
“But you don’t even know where you’re going. What if they don’t have any firms like this where you’re going. Not every city has a need for designers.”
I stopped packing and turned to her. Tears shone in her eyes, letting on her true devastation. I felt terrible, but there was no way I could stay one minute longer, not even for her. I pulled her into my arms and held her tight.
“It’s going to be okay. I promise.”
She hugged me back, “You’d better call all the time.”
“Like you’d ever let me ignore you,” I laughed.
Our girly moment was interrupted by a knock on the door. Clarissa walked over to answer it as I zipped up my bag.
“Wally, something came for you. It’s from your lawyer.”
I walked out of the bedroom and snatched the envelope out of her hands before she could pry it open. “That’s private,” I scolded.
She shot me a dirty look. “There are a lot of things that are private, but that hasn’t stopped you before.”
I stuck out my tongue at her and opened up the sealed envelope. “It’s the divorce papers,” I muttered. “He didn’t sign.”
“Well, the man’s in love with you. That’s not a surprise.”
My shoulders slumped. “I’d hoped to get this over with.”
“Does it say why he didn’t sign? Is there a note or something?”
I nodded. “My lawyer said he amended the terms of the divorce.” My hands shook as I flipped through the pages. “What could he possibly want? I have nothing for him.”
“Maybe he wants your first born.”
I stopped and shot her an amused look. “That’s really funny, considering the terms of our marriage.” I finally found the amendment on the final page, and nearly fell over in shock.
“What? What is it?” she said eagerly. “Tell me!”
“He…He left me the beach house.”
“What?” She snatched the papers out of my hands and stared at them. “Wow. I didn’t see that coming.”
