Part 6 - Sunrise
6:58 AM, The next day
Tommy POV
He woke up the next morning having no memory of how he got into his bed. He opened his eyes and glanced around the room, noticing he was still fully clothed, with the exception of his shoes. Those were on the floor by his closet, well one of them anyway. His other shoe was in his bookcase, books strewn onto the floor from the impact. Looking at the clock he saw that it was almost seven and had to leave for work soon. Not knowing how he was going to make it through the day, he stood and entered the bathroom to shower, the meeting with Jude still fresh in his mind. His tired body stepped into the steady stream of scalding water, wanting to rid his mind of any thoughts, only wanting to feel pain. Turning off the water he stepped out of the shower reaching for one of the soft white towels on the shelf near the door.
He walked over the mirror and stared at his reflection. Tommy could see the drops of water running down his raw pink skin, the dark brown stubble that ran down from the top of his cheek to the top of his neck. His young face, now looked as if it had aged twenty years overnight. The once electric blue eyes now looked a gray, almost as if all life had been sucked out of them once Jude left. Looking behind him in the mirror, he could see the many things that belonged to Jude. Her bathrobe, hanging behind the door, her socks, on the floor by the hamper. So many things to remind him of what he had lost. He placed his hands on the counter and leaned forward with closed eyes, still able to see Jude's angelic face behind his eyelids but now instead of a loving gaze, her face looked at him with disgust and disappointment. Tommy felt his breath instantly quicken. His eyes snapped open and grabbed the closet object he could find throwing it at the mirror, not wanting to look at the man he had become.
6:58 AM, The same morning
Jude POV
Jude sat by the window and watched as the sun rose, painting the sky a rainbow of colors. This was the fourth night she had been unable to sleep since the night she had caught Tommy. The sun strong on her face, caused her to snap out of her thoughts. She walked to the bathroom and washed her face, the hot water burning her eyelids. As she dried herself off, a small flash of silver on the floor caught her eye. Bending down to pick it up, she realized it was one of Tommy's many rings. She remembered he had taken it off one day and couldn't find it, upset because it had been his grandfather's. Slowly, she slipped the ring onto her thumb, watching as it fit perfectly. She suddenly clutched her stomach as she felt herself become sick. The next thing she realized she was now face first in the toilet vomiting, a mixture of morning sickness and sadness at what her life had become. Pretty soon she was dry heaving, a result from not having eaten the entire day before. Jude sank to floor, the cold tiles pressing against her face. The last thing she saw was the silver glint of the ring as she passed out from exhaustion.
kinda short i know...next one will be much longer