End of the Line
An ISFF
Chapter One: I'm Into You
Five years ago Tommy Quincy kissed me. Four years ago I fell in love for the third time just to have my heart ripped out. Three years ago my first love, Shay, married the girl he left me for. Two years ago I was bridesmaid to my best friend who married my third love. And one year ago, I had to watch my second love marry my sister. By far of all my experiences, this was the worst. I never had a chance to tell him I loved him. Even though I see him everyday, the chemistry isn't the same. That is how I knew we had died. The flame was extinguished, we were extinguished. I know I should give up on Tommy, but something tells me I'll always love him, even if he doesn't love me.
Three days after my twenty-first birthday, I sat all alone in my apartment watching Oprah. I had nothing else to do. All my friends were married. Except for Patsy. But I couldn't spend too much time with her or it would all be in jail or with her parole officer. So, Oprah was my new best friend.
"So, today on the show we have Shelby Karol who just can't seem to make her relationships last." Oprah announced, turning to the girl beside her. "Shelby, a lot of stars have your problem too. I'm going to let you talk through your hardships, and hopefully doing so will help you and some of our viewers. Hopefully the advice given today will help many silent strugglers out there today." I quickly shut off the television. Even Oprah was depressing me. I really didn't feel like thinking about my failed relationships mostly because I knew how to fix it. Swear off men for the rest of my life. Suddenly, my cordless rang. I picked it up and rolled my eyes at the caller id.
"What's up Sadie?"
"I have news! Big news! And I want you to be the first to hear it." She spurted excitedly at top speed.
"Shoot." I mumbled lazily, not knowing how the next two words would change my life.
"I'm pregnant! Five months, to be exact!" She shrieked.
I choked. "What?"
"I'm going to have a baby Jude!"
Suddenly, I realized the truth. My sister was about to have a baby with the man I loved. "Listen, that's great. I have to go, but we can talk later." I hung up and tossed the phone to the ground. I wanted to cry, but this was beyond tears. I've felt a lot of pain in my life, about many different people, but most of it was about Tommy. Now I was hurting because he was finally connected to my sister in a way that I couldn't do anything about. I had no chance with Tommy. I'd reached the end of the line.