A Step to Love
Waiting
“I am determined to find the creep that did this to her. I don’t care how long it takes; I don’t care how far I have to go. I will fix this for her.” Brit’s words chummed in my ear. It was the first thing she had said to me the next day. Actually, it was the only thing she had said and she had said it with such certainty, it scared me.
It also surprised me.
Her eyes didn’t fill with water anymore.
At this moment, there was no need to describe how I felt. Everything just felt…dull. Empty. Brit, on the other hand….
She was…
For others seemed like she was taking everything with maturity, but I knew she could break down any second. I stood by her side all the time, waiting for her to do so.
Pat and George had arrived the night after the whole incident with my hallucination. Pat looked destroyed. George said she hadn’t stopped crying since Jake called her.
…and we all waited patiently for the day to come, trapped in our thoughts. Consumed by the rigid silence.
It also surprised me.
Her eyes didn’t fill with water anymore.
At this moment, there was no need to describe how I felt. Everything just felt…dull. Empty. Brit, on the other hand….
She was…
For others seemed like she was taking everything with maturity, but I knew she could break down any second. I stood by her side all the time, waiting for her to do so.
Pat and George had arrived the night after the whole incident with my hallucination. Pat looked destroyed. George said she hadn’t stopped crying since Jake called her.
…and we all waited patiently for the day to come, trapped in our thoughts. Consumed by the rigid silence.