The story of you and I

CHAPTER 38

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"Emma, I don't want to fight, I'm not going to blame you for anything, but I just want to know. What happened with Jordan? Why did you break up after so long?" she asked me as she settled on the couch with her cup of tea. After dinner, we decided to come to the apartment, my mother felt tired and the truth was I hadn't slept so well.

"I didn't love him, he didn't make me happy, my life was a complete routine" I replied, my mother, cradled her cup with her hands while she seemed to think of something. "Mom I know it's difficult for you to understand, you've always told me that you weren't in love with Dad when you got married, but I don't want that for me, I want to love the person with whom I will share the rest of my life with" I said honestly and trying to speak from my heart.

"I know... When I got married, I wasn't in love with him, but now when I look back, I couldn't have made a better decision. He is my life, and I cannot imagine my days without him" her eyes moistened, and she lowered her gaze. This was not the Louise I knew, something had cracked her shell, and seeing her like this made me feel uncomfortable.

"Mom, what is it?" I said with concern. She put the cup of tea on the table.

"I didn't want to tell you this, but ... your dad and I are separated" she put her hands to her face and sank down on the couch, I didn't know what to do, I didn't know this side of her and although my parents many times seemed to disagree on some things, I couldn't imagine Dad walking away from my mother.

"What? Since when?" I said, still wide-eyed, swallowing hard.

"A few weeks ago, as I told you, after the airport... issue, everything fell apart, but not because of you! I don't want you to think that this has to do with you Emma, ​​you just opened our eyes" she said while wiping a few tears.

"Open your eyes? What does that even mean?" I felt a hole in my stomach.

"Your father always told me that I was too hard on you, but I saw how strong you were and thought that I was doing well, that I was preparing you for life because is not easy. But ..." She let out a sob "... I never thought you felt that I didn't love you, I'm sorry Emma..." I approached her slowly, I sat next to her and put my arm around her shoulders, she rested her head on mine while sobbing as I had never seen her before.

"I don't know what to say, mom, I don't want to see you like this, tell me what can I do?" I said in an anguished voice.

"Forgive me, Emma, ​​for everything I did wrong" I hugged her tighter as my tears fell.

"Shh, mom, shh, calm down, I forgive you and you must also forgive me" we hugged while I felt that my heart was abandoning all the bitterness that I had carried with me for many years. That hug carried all the strength of all the hugs that we hadn't given each other in many years.

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"Hello," I growled as I answered the call.

"Darling, I'm sorry to wake you up, but I wanted to invite both of you to breakfast ... and if I waited for you to wake up, it wouldn't be breakfast but lunch" I felt in her voice that she was enjoying waking me up.

"That's fine, according to my mom there is no food here to make anything

"I spoke with my face pressed to the pillow while yawning.

"You are so adorable, should I pick you up in half an hour?"

"Ok" I said with my eyes still closed as we hung up. I got up, stretched, and walked to my room, Mom was sitting on the bed reading a book. "Good morning" I said shuffling to the bathroom.