A few hours ago I received a call from Happy, she claimed Walter's car was on the edge of a cliff. Immediately my muscles tensed up, I grabbed Ralph's hand and rushed out the door not caring about what Drew was yelling at me for this time. I'm sprinting as fast as I can, Ralph is quick behind me. I see Happy and Toby overlooking the cliff as a man restrains me as I try to get any closer. "Miss I can't let you go."
"I have to!"
"Miss, I'm sorry about your husband but I can't."
My heart speeds up when he says husband the word is far from accurate but it still fits the situation. The man is now holding on to Ralph as well I signal at him to stay. Suddenly I feel myself pushing him out of the way running the edge of the cliff stopping where Toby and Happy stand. Toby is holding Happy as she lightly trembles in fear, something I never though I'd see her do. I look over the cliff and I find Walter's car, it's on the very edge of the cliff twisted sideways and I hear it creaking. I hear Happy speaking into a phone "Your car is on the edge of the cliff, one wrong move and you fall 300 feet." And then she hangs up to resume being held by Toby. I look again and watch Walter's car creak as I try to take a step forward I am once again restrained this time by Happy and Toby. I try to break lose as I look again and scream "Walter! Noooooooo!" His car remained lodged on the cliff. As it continues to creak I think of the argument we had last night about Ralph's safety, it hurts me even more when I find out our fight caused him to lose control of his car, he was trying to drive away from all his sorrows and my departure was one of them. I remember his words "is it so bad being me? Being around me?" and I remember my response "I just don't want him to become you!" And I'm thinking, I don't want him to become you yet, not just yet, I still want to have my child be child. As I stand pondering my thoughts I find the my restrainers have let go and I hear Happy dial a number on the phone. I automatically recognize the automated voicemail to be Walter's voice. He hasn't picked up. I soon find my self snatching the phone from Happy's hands. My voice is shaky but I manage to say "Walter! It's me Paige, I'm sorry about our argument last night, I'm not moving to Portland because..." The words come out as a desperate plea "I love you." And with that I hangup the phone. Everyone seems a little shocked with my admission but I avoid their gazes and stare down to where Walter's car is tears flooding through my eyes