Beyond Recollection - A Sonny & Skye FanFiction
Chapter Thirteen - Broken Heart and All
With a slam of the brakes Skye lurched foreword in her seat, the sudden movement arousing her from her troubled dreams. Her right hand had flown out in front of her, grasping onto the dashboard, while the other protectively covered her stomach.
"W—what happened?" she asked, looking to her brother in the drivers seat.
"Tree branch," Jason replied simply, taking a deep breath.
"What?" she asked, blinking herself fully from sleep.
"In the road," his gloved finger pointed above the steering wheel towards the front of the car. Skye followed his gesture towards the road, spotting the fallen debris.
"Oh," Skye mumbled weakly, falling back against her seat.
"Skye, you ok?" Jason asked with worry taking her shaking hand into his own.
"I'm fine, just a little tired. Should we move it?" she asked moving the topic from herself.
"Yeah, I'm gonna get it out of the road. You stay here and keep warm," he requested. Skye nodded mutely, not having the energy to answer.
Jason stepped out of the car, shutting the door quickly to protect his sister from the early morning air. Through the fogging glass she watched him attack the branches littering the road before letting her eyes wander to the heavy forest surrounding them.
Autumn was quickly passing in these woods. The frosted and colored leaves had fallen and now the bare limbs waited the impending winter season. Not a building or structure in sight, simply miles and miles of bark and sap. They would only drive through one small town, as they grew closer to her destination.
Leaning her forehead against the cold glass of the passenger window, she involuntarily let her thoughts drift to Sonny. Doubts and self-loathing clouded her vision as she blinked back a single tear, cradling her stomach and unborn child.
'Does he even care that I'm gone?' she thought, as her mind brought forth the image of Sonny in Carly's embrace. She winced, brushing aside the retaliating tears.
"Does he even notice?" she whispered, sadness etched between each word.
He didn't want to open it.
He didn't want to read her words of pain or her heartbroken good byes.
He didn't want his doubts of pushing her away to grow.
He had to let her go. The light and love he had seen glowing in her eyes had been slowly extinguishing over the past few days. The strength she put into holding herself together in front of him had been causing the dark circles under her watering eyes. The tears she shed when she thought no one could see had broken his soul. He had stumbled upon her hidden breakdowns twice in the last week. Each time he had observed her huddled form, rocking slowly as silent tears fell. Her hands had always been clutched close to her chest, hiding the object he now holds.
A broken chain...
A broken promise...
The ring was exactly the type he would have chosen for Skye. The band, a symbol of her strength and, at times, hard exterior. The diamond held no question to the beauty and elegance that was Skye, while the unseen inscription was like her truest emotions, secret and hidden.
Suddenly, with a growl of frustration he pulled her letter from the table. He owed it to her to read it. In his mind, he felt he deserved the guilt, the grief, and the suffering it would bring. With her ring clutched in his right hand, its shaking pair pulled the paper from its envelope.
Dear Sonny,
It's time for me to move on and to finally let you go. The life I shared with you has died along side with the memories lost in your mind. I've been holding onto a man I can no longer long for you to be. Seeing you with Carly opened my eyes to that truth, you are no longer my Sonny. In my mind it's as if you are two separate people; the Sonny Corinthos who will forever be with Carly and the Sonny who protected and loved me with everything he had. I want you to know that I could never hate you for going back to Carly. You remember your love for her and I could never try to take that from you. I think me leaving is better for both of us. I wish for you to find everything you always dreamed of in Carly. You deserve happiness Sonny, I hope you will find it in the arms of the woman you love. Thank you for the memories I am leaving with. I will always hold the days and nights I spent with you close to my heart. You helped me through the most difficult period of my life, you reached and healed me when no others could or tried for that matter. You will always be my hero, my friend, and my greatest love.
Always & Forever,
Skye
His eyes fell shut with the conclusion of her letter as his head fell forward and a tear quietly fell towards her written words. The small drop landed on her signature and Sonny let out a painful laugh as the words 'Always & Forever' blurred with irony before the ink trickled down the paper.
TBC...