Over the Years
Part Twenty
PETER
I heard Claire crying out in the main room, and I heard Niki trying to reason with her. I knew it wouldn't do any good. This was it. I was leaving today. I was going to live with Niki…as friends, though Claire didn't know that…until I found a new job and a new place to live. Hopefully I would get something back home, in New York.
Niki walked into the bedroom. "Talk to her." She hissed as she grabbed bags and walked back out. I followed.
I swallowed hard as I saw the tears running down her face and the hate in her eyes. "Claire, don't be like this." I pleaded
"Get out." She said it so cold, I actually shivered
I sighed hard, then glared down at her. It was the only way I wouldn't show how I really felt. "Fine." I started walking towards the door. "I have the rent paid for the next three months." It was the only thing I could give her.
I walked down with my bags, then put them in Niki's car. That's when a photo album came crashing down onto the street. It fell open to the picture the day when everyone found me. The picture of Claire and I wrapped in each others arms.
I grabbed the photo album and climbed into Niki's car. She was staring at me. "Let's go."