Life After You

It feels as if someone is drilling holes into his skull, every slight noise makes him want to bury his head underneath his pillow. He reaches for the bottle of pills on the bedside table. Jeremy had promised himself at last weeks therapy session with Susan that he would control his drinking. It had been working until Stephanie showed up. Her visit had knocked him back to square one. Kelly had sat with him as he poured his heart out to her, giving him a tissue and offering words of comfort. Kelly hadn't acted like a shrink that day and acted like a friend. But he doesn't think of her as a friend.
He remembers the moment he had tried to kiss her at the engagement party and how she had walked off, distancing herself for the rest of the night. He had been hurt when the letter from her office arrived, referring him to a colleague.
Jeremy towel dries his hair and pulls on some clothes. He quickly taps out a message on his cell phone.