Catherine
Indefinite leave.
It took me great lengths just for my boss to had my request granted. I could not tell him it was about a heartbreak. That would be unreasonable and embarrassing at the same time. Besides, it was not just about Vincent. It was also about me and Tess breaking up. So, I really needed the time off.
My alibi? My step mother was having a difficult pregnancy and she needed a family to take care of her upstate. Two or three weeks max.
Request granted. Yay!
Honestly, I was not sure why I was packing my stuff. I did not have any plans at all. I just felt like leaving my apartment for a while and go somewhere.
"Cat, what's going on? Are you going somewhere?"
Oh, shoot! Heather. I could not tell her the same alibi I gave to my boss. She would freak out with excitement if I would tell her Brooke was pregnant. What would my alibi be this time?
"Uh… nowhere. These are just… unused clothes. Donations."
"Oh! That's so nice of you."
I threw myself to bed trying to figure out what I really wanted to do. What exactly did I want? Him? I thought this was what it was all about – to save myself first.
I got it! I hoped this would work with Heather, too.
"Heath, are you still awake?"
Reasoning out with my sister was endless. She never ran out of questions. It was just a simple alibi – to spend two weeks at our father's – actually, it went down to a week for argument's sake but it took us several whys and whats and hows.
How did I make her say yes? Some fake tears and begging although she was still convinced that this was all about Vincent which was partly true and so she reconsidered.
I immediately gave our dad a call to let him know about my crazy plan. He was concerned but he was more than happy to see me and stay with him for a week.
All set then.
I somehow enjoyed my already third day at dad's. It felt like I was in college on a spring break and spending time with family at home where all I did was sleep, eat, read and watch TV. That was what I was looking for – peace, serenity and nothing to worry about.
But I would not deny that I thought of him… of Vincent. I could not help it. Could you?
I realized that after this short and unplanned vacay, I would face reality again. I was not even sure how I would deal with Tess. And being her partner for the last five years, I knew it would be a hard kiss and make up. If ever there would be.
Vacation had finally come to an end.
I would have wanted to ask my sister for an extension but she already did given me one. Yes, I was at dad's house for half a month. Two weeks of solitude had been very helpful that made me want to stay longer and just be lazy.
I wonder what changes await me when I get home.