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Koli
Jude sat twirling Tommy's ring around her finger. In front of her a bagel and fruit in which she did not intend on eating and a streaming cup of coffee. The café she was in had a family of four eating happily and talking. Around the counter were truck drivers stopped for a quick fix of coffee and one of the waitresses kids eating pancakes at the end. Memories from the day before flooded her mind as she stared aimlessly out the window.
"Baby, he's dead. You have a man of flesh and blood standing before you pouring out his heart."
Sadness flowed through her soul as his last words echoed in her mind.
" I love you Jude Harrison."
She had wanted to say it back, run into his arms and kiss him, but Andrew held her back. Betraying him was something she could never do. She sighed absent-mindedly and reached into her purse, after pulling out her wallet she placed money on the tale to cover the bill and left. She pushed the door open and heard apart from her thoughts, the ringing of the bell signaling her leave. Breathing in the cool morning air she stepped out of the threshold and on to the street of a small town outside of Quebec. She moved gradually down an all too familiar path until she saw the sign " The Resting place", her home away from home. Countless hours were spent here, her just breathing deep as she attempted not to cry.
" No more tears", she silently scolded herself. As she walked down the path she read what she had already memorized.
" Andrew Landon Montgomery, beloved Son and Husband." She laugh bitterly, they had never been married though she dreamt about it many a night. Everyday for a year after his death she would silently pray that he would walk through the door and ask why she was so sad. He would call her Rockstar and this life would be a dream, a horrible nightmare. But he never did and she gave up hope on everything else, her life was gone, her reason to live. If it weren't for the family she did have she would have died next to him. Standing next to the headstone she remembered why she had almost died for him.
" Jude you need to come home, you haven't eaten, slept in days. You'll die out here."
" I don't care. I'll die for him, I just want him back." Jude sobbed as Mrs. Montgomery held her.
" We all miss him but he would want you to continue living and do what you love."
" I'll live for him, but I'll never sing for anyone but him. He was my inspiration and without him singing no longer brings me joy."
Jude sighed, as she stood remembering why she never sang. After he died music was nothing, it had no meaning. Until Tommy she had stopped sing, but now it seemed she was doing it every day. She placed her bag next to the headstone. Sat down and brought her knees to her chest, wrapping her arms around them protectively. Taking a deep breath she began to talk to the wind, to Andrew.
" Hey Andrew. Remember I told you about Tommy. Well its official, he loves me. I think I love him back. I'm sorry beloveded. I'm trying to be faithful, really I am. It's just so hard being here without you." Jude sobbed as she placed her face down into her encircling arms, resting her head on her knees.
" Hey Rockstar."
Jude picked up her head and looked up to the sky. Her nickname.
" Andrew?" she heard a small chuckle.
" Behind ya beautiful."
Jude stood up and spun around frantically, finally coming face to face with her dead fiancé.
" OH MY GOD! Andrew? Is, is that really you???"
" Of course its me."
Jude leapt into his arms and kissed him fiercely. When she was satisfied she climbed off him.
" You have no idea how much I've missed you. I am so sorry, baby."
"Sorry for what?"
For the thing with Tommy. I suppose to yours but then he came and…"
Andrew shoke his head and placed a finger to her lips trying to stop her from speaking.
" Your mine anymore. I'm dead. I'm not even supposed to be here."
" What?"
" I am supposed to be up there", he stated pointing towards the heavens. " I just can't seem to get there."
" Why not. I mean, what's keeping you here? Not that I don't love having you with me again."
" You are."
" How am I keeping you here?"
" You refuse to let me go, to you I'm still alive."
" That's ridiculous. If you were still alive we'd be married and have kids."
Andrew sighed, she wasn't getting this and he wanted to be home.
" I was there."
" When?"
" When Tommy confessed his love for you. I've always been there. I've heard every word that you spoken to that stone and I heard every word Tommy said to you. I want you to be with him. He loves you, and he can be with you in ways I can not."
" But…"
" No, baby, please, let me go home. To where I belong. I've waited along time to get there and I really want today to be the day I finally do."
Jude nodded her head and closed her eyes. Andrew smiled and kissed her forehead
" I love ya Rockstar, thank you."
When she opened her eyes he was gone.
She walked away from the site and took a cab home. Leaving her stuff on the coffee table she when to take a hot bath and try to realize what just happened.
Tommy stood in the room where she had left him. He inhaled her sent as it still lingered in the room. He had cried last night, he'd admit to himself but never to anyone else. The fact that she left killed him and he longer for her to be here with him. He knelt beside the bed and breathed. In and out. In and Out. Sometimes when you lose the one you love even the most automatic things become a chore. He didn't want to see his mother and he didn't even bother with eating. He never wanted to eat another meal unless it was with her, didn't want to sleep unless she was by his side. He didn't even want to leave this room until she returned. But Saturday did come and he drove home alone. Upon entering his apartment he didn't dare go into any room that her presence had been in. he looked at the cd on his nightstand. It was her cd. He threw it across the room and laid in his bed, praying for dreams of her as he slept.
Ok so thats it. Next chapter I know y'all are gonna love!
