Broken Hearts Always Heal
Disclaimer: if you recognize it, it isn't mine.
Ayron Smith lived in Columbia South Carolina. He had a wife, Jessica, and a daughter, Emily (or Emma for short). They lived a peaceful life in the outskirts of the city. Living in isolation from the rest of the world. They were all happy as could be. They played with Emma together. They all ate dinner together. Heck, they did almost everything together. Sure they did this all when Emily was younger. But not, It's like all they did was fight.
Ayron worked at General Electric and Jessica worked as a manager of a store. Emily was in 6th grade and had many friends. They played together all the time. She and her friend Logan were always hanging out together. They were the best of friends. Little did Emily know that Logan would be a great shoulder to cry on...
Like many families, they had their ups and downs. Emily thought she should have more responsibility and her parents thought otherwise. Emma could be a little rebellious at some points too. Her parents also fought like normal parents. But lately some of the fights were getting worse. Most were more violent than others. Normally they could work out their problems with words but lately, they had started throwing things at each other. Jessica more so than Ayron. Ayron would never do anything to hurt his wife.
One morning they had a particular nasty fight. Ending with a lamp in the window blinds and eggs on the ceiling... It was quite a sight. Sometimes Emily got afraid and his in her room so that her parents couldn't get to her. She left all the fights up to them. Emily didn't want any part of it. As soon as they had calmed down, Emily got her toast and headed off to school with it in her hand.
"I can't believe you Jessica! You've been so wrapped up in work lately it's like you want nothing to do with this family! And if Andrew hadn't tipped me off that you WEREN'T in fact seeing him, I don't know what I'd do."
"I told you I was telling the truth about him! I wasn't ever seeing him; you're the only one for me. No one could ever replace that honey."
"I know but still... it hurt when I saw you with him "hanging out" as you all said."
"Well how about we forget it? And about me working too much. I don't work THAT much. I work as much as I need. You know I have a big company to manage right?"
"Of course I do. But lately it's just been Emma and me. She needs a mom now more than ever. You know that don't you? We've been really lonely and you've been coming home really late."
"Is that how you both really feel?"
"Yes it is. We've been surviving without you but it's just not the same. I want my wife back... Not this clone of you who thinks that her work is more important than her own family."
"But I don't think that way. You all are my world. I couldn't ever live without you!"
"Okay, Okay how about we just drop it for now?"
"Fine"
Meanwhile, Emily was walking to school when she met up with Logan at the corner. They always met at the corner where their streets crossed. Logan was a tall girl and light brown hair that was as straight as a stick. Logan always wished she had hair like Emily's who's was wavy and blonde. Emily was a little on the short side with glasses and straight teeth while Logan had braces and no glasses. When they met each other they would walk to school and take a detour to the store nearby the school.
"So Emily, how have you been?" started Logan
"I've been good. My parents had another fight this morning" She made a face at the memory. "It ended with a lamp in the shades and eggs on the ceiling." Logan started laughing at this. "It's not funny Logan! I'm scared! I don't want my parents to separate. I love them both too much."
"Yeah I know... I don't know what I'd do without my mum. Who do you think you'd have to live with if they did separate?"
"That's too big a decision. I would never want to leave either of them. But if they made me go with one of them I'd bet they'd make me go with my mum. I mean, she is my mum after all."
"Yeah, well look I know that they won't get separated. I just know it. Come on I see Cameron and Raffi. Let's catch up with them!"
"I'll race you!"
"I'm gonna win!"
So they ran off to join them and then went into the schoolhouse.
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Ayron had jet-black hair while Jessica had blonde hair. Ayron had bright blue eyes with no glasses. Jessica didn't have glasses either. They both woundered how Emily's eye problem had gotten that bad. Ayron's parents had died at age 25; murdered by an evil man. That evil man had not gotten caught and was still out there searching for Ayron himself. Ayron had had many encounters with this person in his youth but when he moved to America from London, he seemed to have escaped the man.
That morning, Ayron and Jessica had two more fights. They weren't as violent as others but they changed Emily's life when they were finished.
"YOU LIED TO ME JESSICA! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD DO THIS!" yelled Ayron.
"It's not what you think Ayron! Please forgive me! Please?"
"NEVER! I can't believe you would do this to me. Going off with some other guy. Having an affair with him. It's totally ludicrous. I can't believe we even got married! How could I love someone who would cheat on me with her co-worker?"
"You could always try to..."
"No. Never again. I will not make the same mistake twice. My godfather always said; learn from your mistakes. I'm going to follow his advice. Jessica Durham I want a divorce from you. Everything in this marriage has gone from bad to worse and I can't take it anymore. You're never home, now I think I might no why, you never seem to want to talk anymore, and I feel like I'm losing you."
"Fine. Take Emily pack up all your stuff and leave. I'll send the papers over and you can have custody of her. If she's related to you then I want nothing to do with her. Just know that I'll always love you but I can't ever see you again. You have 24 hours to pack up your stuff and leave."
"Fine with me." Concluded Ayron. Ayron quietly packed up all his stuff then went to the secret closet where he kept everything from the past. No one but him knew what lay in this closet. This was where he kept all his precious treasures. The treasures that he thought would never see the light of day again. The treasures that had brought pain. Pain and misery. Pain and sorrow. Pain of the day he lost his best friend.
But that was his past and it was time to face the music. He had to go back to them. All of them. It was time that they all got some answers. So he packed up the rest of his belongings and Emily's too and waited. He avoided his soon-to-be-divorced wife for the rest of the day. When Emily got home they decided to break the news to her. Rather, AYRON had to break the news to her.
"Honey, sit down please." Began Ayron.
"Why? Is there something wrong?"
"Yes Emma I'm afraid there is." A wave of seriousness washed over her. She could tell by her dads face and tone that this was going to be tough and sad. "Well honey I don't know how to say this but, your mom and I are getting a divorce. Before you say anything you have to know that it's for the better. We don't want you to grow up in a house with fighting all the time. We've tried to work it out before but it didn't work. You know that you didn't cause this. Right?"
"Yes I know that but I can't believe it! I don't want to have 2 addresses. I don't want two last names. I DON'T WANT YOU TO SEPARATE!"
"It's too late honey we're getting the papers tomorrow. We have to leave tomorrow too. Your mum doesn't want us to be here. We will be moving to London where I grew up and I'm sure you'll make some friends. I have some 'friends' who I think may have some kids that you could make friends with. I'm sure you'll love it in London. Come on. We need to prepare. We're to check into a hotel at 8 tomorrow morning."
"I don't WANT to go. I want to stay with my mum."
"I'm sorry Emma but you can't. Your mum doesn't want anyone to be with her. She only wants the best for us and if she thinks you being with me are best than that's the way it has to be. I'm sorry.
"Fine but I'm never going to live through all of this."
"It'll be tough but we can do it. We have each other. And who knows. Maybe I'll meet someone in London."
"Good luck dad..."
They all went to bed. Ayron on Emma's bed and Jessica alone. It was a sad time for Emily. She was leaving tomorrow. She barely had any time to talk to Logan about the matter. She was devastated. Her beloved parents. Getting divorced. She thought they both loved each other dearly. She must have been wrong. Around midnight Jessica came into the room and looked at them both. Sleeping so peacefully. Jessica pulled a chair next to the bed and started talking to Emily. She said that she loved her and that it wasn't Emily's fault that they were going their separate ways. As Jessica went back to bed she said a little prayer, hoping that her babies would be okay.
The next day involved confrontations and tears. Logan and Emily couldn't bear to be away from each other. We can all face it. They were both very, very sad. At last it was time to go. Emily and her dad picked up their stuff and boarded the plane whilst Emily was crying. Ayron walked up to Jessica right before he left and said
"I love you and I'm sorry we couldn't work this all out. It's for the better."
"I love you too and I hope I DO see you again."
"Well goodbye Jessica."
"Goodbye Ayron Potter."
And Ayron and Emily Potter boarded flight 34 with many other people and soon enough the plane picked up off the ground and took off into the sunset. They were leaving Columbia and headed to a new life in London. A fresh start. A whole new experience and Ayron was afraid. It would mean going back to old time memories that he didn't want to remember. One thing was for certain; they were both in for the experience of a lifetime.
TO BE CONTINUED
Disclaimer: if you recognize it, it isn't mine.
Ayron Smith lived in Columbia South Carolina. He had a wife, Jessica, and a daughter, Emily (or Emma for short). They lived a peaceful life in the outskirts of the city. Living in isolation from the rest of the world. They were all happy as could be. They played with Emma together. They all ate dinner together. Heck, they did almost everything together. Sure they did this all when Emily was younger. But not, It's like all they did was fight.
Ayron worked at General Electric and Jessica worked as a manager of a store. Emily was in 6th grade and had many friends. They played together all the time. She and her friend Logan were always hanging out together. They were the best of friends. Little did Emily know that Logan would be a great shoulder to cry on...
Like many families, they had their ups and downs. Emily thought she should have more responsibility and her parents thought otherwise. Emma could be a little rebellious at some points too. Her parents also fought like normal parents. But lately some of the fights were getting worse. Most were more violent than others. Normally they could work out their problems with words but lately, they had started throwing things at each other. Jessica more so than Ayron. Ayron would never do anything to hurt his wife.
One morning they had a particular nasty fight. Ending with a lamp in the window blinds and eggs on the ceiling... It was quite a sight. Sometimes Emily got afraid and his in her room so that her parents couldn't get to her. She left all the fights up to them. Emily didn't want any part of it. As soon as they had calmed down, Emily got her toast and headed off to school with it in her hand.
"I can't believe you Jessica! You've been so wrapped up in work lately it's like you want nothing to do with this family! And if Andrew hadn't tipped me off that you WEREN'T in fact seeing him, I don't know what I'd do."
"I told you I was telling the truth about him! I wasn't ever seeing him; you're the only one for me. No one could ever replace that honey."
"I know but still... it hurt when I saw you with him "hanging out" as you all said."
"Well how about we forget it? And about me working too much. I don't work THAT much. I work as much as I need. You know I have a big company to manage right?"
"Of course I do. But lately it's just been Emma and me. She needs a mom now more than ever. You know that don't you? We've been really lonely and you've been coming home really late."
"Is that how you both really feel?"
"Yes it is. We've been surviving without you but it's just not the same. I want my wife back... Not this clone of you who thinks that her work is more important than her own family."
"But I don't think that way. You all are my world. I couldn't ever live without you!"
"Okay, Okay how about we just drop it for now?"
"Fine"
Meanwhile, Emily was walking to school when she met up with Logan at the corner. They always met at the corner where their streets crossed. Logan was a tall girl and light brown hair that was as straight as a stick. Logan always wished she had hair like Emily's who's was wavy and blonde. Emily was a little on the short side with glasses and straight teeth while Logan had braces and no glasses. When they met each other they would walk to school and take a detour to the store nearby the school.
"So Emily, how have you been?" started Logan
"I've been good. My parents had another fight this morning" She made a face at the memory. "It ended with a lamp in the shades and eggs on the ceiling." Logan started laughing at this. "It's not funny Logan! I'm scared! I don't want my parents to separate. I love them both too much."
"Yeah I know... I don't know what I'd do without my mum. Who do you think you'd have to live with if they did separate?"
"That's too big a decision. I would never want to leave either of them. But if they made me go with one of them I'd bet they'd make me go with my mum. I mean, she is my mum after all."
"Yeah, well look I know that they won't get separated. I just know it. Come on I see Cameron and Raffi. Let's catch up with them!"
"I'll race you!"
"I'm gonna win!"
So they ran off to join them and then went into the schoolhouse.
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Ayron had jet-black hair while Jessica had blonde hair. Ayron had bright blue eyes with no glasses. Jessica didn't have glasses either. They both woundered how Emily's eye problem had gotten that bad. Ayron's parents had died at age 25; murdered by an evil man. That evil man had not gotten caught and was still out there searching for Ayron himself. Ayron had had many encounters with this person in his youth but when he moved to America from London, he seemed to have escaped the man.
That morning, Ayron and Jessica had two more fights. They weren't as violent as others but they changed Emily's life when they were finished.
"YOU LIED TO ME JESSICA! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD DO THIS!" yelled Ayron.
"It's not what you think Ayron! Please forgive me! Please?"
"NEVER! I can't believe you would do this to me. Going off with some other guy. Having an affair with him. It's totally ludicrous. I can't believe we even got married! How could I love someone who would cheat on me with her co-worker?"
"You could always try to..."
"No. Never again. I will not make the same mistake twice. My godfather always said; learn from your mistakes. I'm going to follow his advice. Jessica Durham I want a divorce from you. Everything in this marriage has gone from bad to worse and I can't take it anymore. You're never home, now I think I might no why, you never seem to want to talk anymore, and I feel like I'm losing you."
"Fine. Take Emily pack up all your stuff and leave. I'll send the papers over and you can have custody of her. If she's related to you then I want nothing to do with her. Just know that I'll always love you but I can't ever see you again. You have 24 hours to pack up your stuff and leave."
"Fine with me." Concluded Ayron. Ayron quietly packed up all his stuff then went to the secret closet where he kept everything from the past. No one but him knew what lay in this closet. This was where he kept all his precious treasures. The treasures that he thought would never see the light of day again. The treasures that had brought pain. Pain and misery. Pain and sorrow. Pain of the day he lost his best friend.
But that was his past and it was time to face the music. He had to go back to them. All of them. It was time that they all got some answers. So he packed up the rest of his belongings and Emily's too and waited. He avoided his soon-to-be-divorced wife for the rest of the day. When Emily got home they decided to break the news to her. Rather, AYRON had to break the news to her.
"Honey, sit down please." Began Ayron.
"Why? Is there something wrong?"
"Yes Emma I'm afraid there is." A wave of seriousness washed over her. She could tell by her dads face and tone that this was going to be tough and sad. "Well honey I don't know how to say this but, your mom and I are getting a divorce. Before you say anything you have to know that it's for the better. We don't want you to grow up in a house with fighting all the time. We've tried to work it out before but it didn't work. You know that you didn't cause this. Right?"
"Yes I know that but I can't believe it! I don't want to have 2 addresses. I don't want two last names. I DON'T WANT YOU TO SEPARATE!"
"It's too late honey we're getting the papers tomorrow. We have to leave tomorrow too. Your mum doesn't want us to be here. We will be moving to London where I grew up and I'm sure you'll make some friends. I have some 'friends' who I think may have some kids that you could make friends with. I'm sure you'll love it in London. Come on. We need to prepare. We're to check into a hotel at 8 tomorrow morning."
"I don't WANT to go. I want to stay with my mum."
"I'm sorry Emma but you can't. Your mum doesn't want anyone to be with her. She only wants the best for us and if she thinks you being with me are best than that's the way it has to be. I'm sorry.
"Fine but I'm never going to live through all of this."
"It'll be tough but we can do it. We have each other. And who knows. Maybe I'll meet someone in London."
"Good luck dad..."
They all went to bed. Ayron on Emma's bed and Jessica alone. It was a sad time for Emily. She was leaving tomorrow. She barely had any time to talk to Logan about the matter. She was devastated. Her beloved parents. Getting divorced. She thought they both loved each other dearly. She must have been wrong. Around midnight Jessica came into the room and looked at them both. Sleeping so peacefully. Jessica pulled a chair next to the bed and started talking to Emily. She said that she loved her and that it wasn't Emily's fault that they were going their separate ways. As Jessica went back to bed she said a little prayer, hoping that her babies would be okay.
The next day involved confrontations and tears. Logan and Emily couldn't bear to be away from each other. We can all face it. They were both very, very sad. At last it was time to go. Emily and her dad picked up their stuff and boarded the plane whilst Emily was crying. Ayron walked up to Jessica right before he left and said
"I love you and I'm sorry we couldn't work this all out. It's for the better."
"I love you too and I hope I DO see you again."
"Well goodbye Jessica."
"Goodbye Ayron Potter."
And Ayron and Emily Potter boarded flight 34 with many other people and soon enough the plane picked up off the ground and took off into the sunset. They were leaving Columbia and headed to a new life in London. A fresh start. A whole new experience and Ayron was afraid. It would mean going back to old time memories that he didn't want to remember. One thing was for certain; they were both in for the experience of a lifetime.
TO BE CONTINUED