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Authors: Amelia Hunter
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I’ll see you in a few hours after I catch up on my beauty sleep.”
“Sleep well Sarah” I say as I give her a reassuring hug. Waving at me from behind her back, she leaves the kitchen taking her glass of water with her.
I stay in the kitchen and pour a drink from the cold water bottle, out of the fridge, into a glass. Leaning against the worktop I can see Abigail curled up on the sofa with her phone in her hand, gazing sorrowfully at it. Slowly she strokes her finger down the screen, closing her eyes as she does so. I feel like I am watching a sweet moment she is having with whoever’s picture is there. Maybe that is why she is off with me, maybe she is missing the person that is on the other side of her phone and I am just getting the edge of her annoyance.
I wonder what kind of man Abigail would be seeing. I don’t recall Ryan ever telling me she was dating anyone but then again I never asked either. Abigail’s life was something we rarely spoke about. When we wrote out our wedding invitations, Ryan said it was best to leave it and guest , rather than nothing. That way, he said, if she wanted to bring someone then she could. But he was very much doubtful. Thinking about it now, we never did get an acceptance card in the pre-stamped envelope from her unless she gave it to Ryan and he forgot to pass it to me.
I let out a small cough to indicate to her I was coming back into the room. Abigail rushes to put her phone back into her bag on the floor while wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.
“Are you ok?” I ask.
“I’m fine. I think I will go for a lie down too.” Abigail announces as she gets up and storms past me. “It has been a busy morning,” she says before leaving me standing on my own in the room.
I shouldn’t be feeling jealous of Abigail having someone she is missing waiting for her while mine has gone forever but the thought makes my stomach turn. A wave of wanting to escape overcomes me again as I stand in the middle of the room. I need space, far, far away from Abigail’s moods and even Sarah’s pitiful looks. I know she means well but the need to escape is far more than the want to stay. Grabbing my bag I head out of the sliding door as quietly as I can, closing it quietly behind me for it to lock.
*****
Taking a breath in to reach deep inside my lungs I slowly let it out again. Feeling much calmer sitting on a rock overlooking the clear blue ocean. The surface is like glass, so still and yet underneath the little fish dart back and forth at speed. The path I took here was over grown and I only found it by taking the wrong route to the harbour, but I am glad I did. The fish’s movements reflect the way I have been feeling, calm on the exterior but my mind never still.
Pulling my knees up towards my chest, I hug them while staring at my new tiny friends. How amazing it is when they follow each other in their swirls and swim in unison. With the sun starting to set they move fast before a rock from behind me falls in with a splash, dispersing them in a flash.
I look back to see if any more small rocks are loose and I am met with a pair of grey sneakers. I get up a little startled, brush down my shorts from the dust from the stones and start to walk away.
“Hey don’t leave. I didn’t mean to scare you off.” Kieran calls out to me but I keep walking. I am in no mood to make small conversation, annoyed that he has disturbed me.
“Wait up, I’ll walk you back.” He says with a touch of his city accent.
“I can walk back myself, thank you.” I shout back over my shoulder without stopping.
“No seriously, I’ll walk with you. You could get lost on this track.”
“I’m fine Kieran. I found my way here, I’ll find my way back.” I lie hoping to find the path I took earlier.
Catching up to me, Kieran holds onto my arm to stop me from walking any further, turning me to face him at the same time.
“I’m not trying to be smart and I have no idea how you
“Sleep well Sarah” I say as I give her a reassuring hug. Waving at me from behind her back, she leaves the kitchen taking her glass of water with her.
I stay in the kitchen and pour a drink from the cold water bottle, out of the fridge, into a glass. Leaning against the worktop I can see Abigail curled up on the sofa with her phone in her hand, gazing sorrowfully at it. Slowly she strokes her finger down the screen, closing her eyes as she does so. I feel like I am watching a sweet moment she is having with whoever’s picture is there. Maybe that is why she is off with me, maybe she is missing the person that is on the other side of her phone and I am just getting the edge of her annoyance.
I wonder what kind of man Abigail would be seeing. I don’t recall Ryan ever telling me she was dating anyone but then again I never asked either. Abigail’s life was something we rarely spoke about. When we wrote out our wedding invitations, Ryan said it was best to leave it and guest , rather than nothing. That way, he said, if she wanted to bring someone then she could. But he was very much doubtful. Thinking about it now, we never did get an acceptance card in the pre-stamped envelope from her unless she gave it to Ryan and he forgot to pass it to me.
I let out a small cough to indicate to her I was coming back into the room. Abigail rushes to put her phone back into her bag on the floor while wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.
“Are you ok?” I ask.
“I’m fine. I think I will go for a lie down too.” Abigail announces as she gets up and storms past me. “It has been a busy morning,” she says before leaving me standing on my own in the room.
I shouldn’t be feeling jealous of Abigail having someone she is missing waiting for her while mine has gone forever but the thought makes my stomach turn. A wave of wanting to escape overcomes me again as I stand in the middle of the room. I need space, far, far away from Abigail’s moods and even Sarah’s pitiful looks. I know she means well but the need to escape is far more than the want to stay. Grabbing my bag I head out of the sliding door as quietly as I can, closing it quietly behind me for it to lock.
*****
Taking a breath in to reach deep inside my lungs I slowly let it out again. Feeling much calmer sitting on a rock overlooking the clear blue ocean. The surface is like glass, so still and yet underneath the little fish dart back and forth at speed. The path I took here was over grown and I only found it by taking the wrong route to the harbour, but I am glad I did. The fish’s movements reflect the way I have been feeling, calm on the exterior but my mind never still.
Pulling my knees up towards my chest, I hug them while staring at my new tiny friends. How amazing it is when they follow each other in their swirls and swim in unison. With the sun starting to set they move fast before a rock from behind me falls in with a splash, dispersing them in a flash.
I look back to see if any more small rocks are loose and I am met with a pair of grey sneakers. I get up a little startled, brush down my shorts from the dust from the stones and start to walk away.
“Hey don’t leave. I didn’t mean to scare you off.” Kieran calls out to me but I keep walking. I am in no mood to make small conversation, annoyed that he has disturbed me.
“Wait up, I’ll walk you back.” He says with a touch of his city accent.
“I can walk back myself, thank you.” I shout back over my shoulder without stopping.
“No seriously, I’ll walk with you. You could get lost on this track.”
“I’m fine Kieran. I found my way here, I’ll find my way back.” I lie hoping to find the path I took earlier.
Catching up to me, Kieran holds onto my arm to stop me from walking any further, turning me to face him at the same time.
“I’m not trying to be smart and I have no idea how you
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