Later that evening, Kaleah heard Sam finally come inside.
She hesitated to follow him to the basement, but eventually gave in after half
an hour of thinking about it. | “You never called…” Kaleah began. “…or texted me like you
had promised.” |
“When we crossed the border, it was like we hit the twilight zone…” Sam began. “She went from sweet, powerful Brianne to this crazy, power hungry witch! When we pulled into the first motel, I told her to go to the room and I would be there in a minute. She asked me why I was going to take another minute, and it all started from there….” Sam stared at the ground, remembering the event. | “I fell asleep before she did that night, and when I woke up the next morning, everything was messed up. My cell phone was no where to be found and my truck was completely dead. We ended up having to stay at the motel for a few extra nights, before Brianne came up with the idea to just hitch hike to Boston. It took two weeks to get there, and she literally wouldn’t let me out of her sight. When I showered, she sat on the toilet and waited, reading a book or a magazine. When I had to use the washroom, she would pretend that she needed to fix her hair or makeup so she was right there, standing beside me. She snipped the wire of every telephone in every motel we stayed in so I couldn’t use it and always made sure there was no computer services at the motel’s we stayed in. It was awful, Kaleah! It was like she was trying to desperately keep me away from you.” Sam shook his head and closed his eyes tight, as if he was trying to keep himself from crying. |
Kaleah stood up, and Sam quickly joined her. | “I didn’t even need the time to clear my head! Once we
finally made it to Boston,
I got on the first plane that came back here! It was so clear to me by then
that it’s you who I really want!” Sam
hollered. |
Kaleah let her head fall into her hands as she let out a
huge sigh. | Kaleah felt like crying. Sure, she had an amazing guy now, but Sam was like her best friend in the world. ‘Did I just make a decision only to have lost Sam forever? Why does everything have to be so complicated all the fricken time?’ Kaleah asked herself before slowly turning to the stairs. |
The next morning, Tyrell was waiting outside of Kaleah’s house, like he had promised the night before. It was around 11 o’clock in the morning, and Kaleah had barely slept. When she saw the attractive green Charger waiting for her on the street, she finally felt at ease. She felt safe again, like her emotions would now be protected. She smiled as she approached the car. | “You have no idea how glad I am to see you!” She said as she
got in and buckled her seat belt. |
When they got seated at the restaurant, they barely spoke as
they waited for their food. Kaleah ordered Shawarma, and Tyrell just wanted a
piece of Key Lime Pie. Once their food arrived, Tyrell quickly dug in. Kaleah
could barely even play with her meal. | “I talked to your landlord today.” He said, barely able to
look at Kaleah in the eyes. |
“Tyrell…” She said softly. “That is something you should
have discussed with me first. As much as I miss Iron Horse, I know I will be
going back in November. I think I want
to stay here…because who knows if I’ll ever be back!” Tyrell looked up at her
with a blank expression. |
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She leaned in to kiss him, still unaware of what to fully
think of the situation. Faking excitement felt like the right thing to do until
she figured it out. |
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Kaleah followed slowly behind. ‘Oh no…’ She thought as she started thinking about moving out. ‘What have I just agreed to?’ Her fake
excitement turned into very real regret as she reluctantly hauled herself into
Tyrell’s Charger and watched out the window as they drove away.
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