Chapter Nine
A whole past and Kimberly was now working at Hayley's Cyberspace Cafe. Tommy was happy for her. He had a feeling she was bored being home without.
Kim received at least five more letters from Michael and she tried her best to hide them from Tommy, but he was growing suspicious. He started to ask questions about her ever changing mood. Kim would always say it was nothing. She knew he could tell she was lying, but she just couldn't tell him about Michael. It was her business not his.
Tommy woke up before Kimberly that Saturday morning. The first thing he did was get ready to train in the yard. When he opened the front door, he found a letter addressed to 'Sunshine' was posted on the door.
Tommy looked at the yellow paper curiously and removed it from his door. He opened it and read its contents.
Sunshine,
I can't wait to see you again. You looked lovely in that light pink nightie.
It's a shame you wasted it on that son of a bitch you call a boyfriend.
It won't matter soon. Soon you'll be mine again.
I would do anything for you Kimberly.
Tommy gasped and looked at the closed door as if he could see the woman still in their bed.
I will die without you. You know that.
I've told you before.
You're just blinded by that fool to realize what we could have.
He doesn't love you. Not like I love you.
He's love isn't forever.
Tommy stopped and went straight to the name at the bottom. He's heart stopped when he read the name.
Michael wanted to take his Crane from him... again.
Tommy didn't acknowledge the creepiness of the letter. He just felt a whole in his heart.
Kimberly walked into Hayley's with her head hung low. Tommy didn't say a word to her this morning. He glared at her and she didn't know why. Something was terribly wrong.
"Kim?" Hayley's voice said solemnly. "Something came for you."
Kim looked up at the long white box and her breath caught. She bit her lip as she opened it.
Her hand flew to her mouth. The roses were dead.
"Oh, God." Hayley whispered as she looked over the dead long steamed roses. She could tell they once was red.
Kim tucked her hair behind her ear as she read the card.
Sunshine,
I am dead without you.
Michael
"Who does this guy think he is?" Hayley said angrily.
The next day, Michael had the nerve to send roses to the house. Lucky for Kimberly, Tommy was busy in his den.
She tipped the delivery man and after she shut the door, she opend the box to more dead roses.
Kim decided to toss them out in the bin in the laundry room, Tommy never checked there so he wouldn't know.
She didn't bother to read the card.
Monday, Kim didn't have to go to work for an hour.
She was sitting enjoying one of her favorite books when the phone rang.
"Hello."
"Hello, Sunshine."
Kim gasped. She heart the smug ass smiling.
"H... Hi, M... Michael." She stuttered.
"I was just wondering if you would meet with me after you got off of work at the cybercafe?"
"No way!" Kim squealed and was about to hang up.
"Wait!" Michael exclaimed and Kim put the phone back to her ear.
"What?"
Kimberly was beginning to get a headache and she hadn't even been on the phone for five minutes.
"If you don't meet me, then I'll kill myself. I swear it to you Kimberly. You don't meet me, I'll slit my wrist."
Kim choked. She couldn't let him do that.
"Fine." Her voice came out strange. "When and where?"