Decaying Heart

Heartache

The next day, I woke up to my work calling me, to ask if I can come in early because one of the employees had quit. I got ready and headed out the door to catch the bus on time. As I was sitting on the bus I tired calling Emily to see how she was but got no answer, so I texted her good morning and hope she gets home safely. I got off the bus and headed to work, thinking along the way how I can make Emily happy and bring her old happy self back.

I must've been day dreaming again because I accidentally bumped into an older looking guy. "HEY WATCH IT!" He yelled at me. I could clearly tell he was drunk and it seemed like he was fighting  someone due to the open wound on his knuckles. "Sorry sir, I wasn't watching where I was going." He got closer and even from 5 feet away I could smell the alcohol on him. "Watch where you're going next time" he snapped. I said sorry again and headed to work, as I got their I punched in and headed straight to the office.

At lunch I got a few snacks from the vending machine and ate in the office. 'The boss not being around has it's advantages' I thought to myself. I called Emily again, to see if she would answer but of course she didn't. She never really answers my calls anymore, so I texted her if she was okay. After work I cleaned up the office, punched out and headed for the bus. As I was sitting there looking out the window, I was wondering why Emily wasn't texting and wishing I could just take her somewhere away from the city and have time for just us.

The bus came to stop and I was about to get off but realized it wasn't my stop. 'Damn I need to stop checking out of reality so much' I thought. People where getting off and people where getting on. 'I wonder if people have difficult relationships like I'm having right now' I thought. Just as I was about to look out the window I noticed a person walking down the aisle that seemed beat up. He had a black eye and had a red stain on his arm that kinda looked like blood. 'I hope that guys okay.'

I finally got home and noticed that my bike was here. 'So she's home, thank god' I walked in and saw that she was sitting on the couch watching her game show like most nights. "Hey honey, how was hanging out with your friend?" She smiled and checked her phone "It was good, I had fun" she said while smiling. It's been awhile since I've seen her smile for real. I walked to the bedroom to start getting ready for bed and Emily came in to do the same.

I laid down as she was taking off her day clothes and noticed some markings on her back. "What's those marks on your back? They look like scratch marks" I asked her. "Oh, well there probably from me just scratching my back hun" "Oh okay, I was just curious because I have never seen them before." She laid in bed and I got next to her to cuddle and I ended up dosing off pretty quickly.

It was finally my day off and so I slept in for a bit but when I woke up Emily was gone. I saw that she texted me saying that she was hanging out with her friend again but will be home tonight. I thought it was nice that she had someone to hang out with, so I got up and went to the front room to watch TV.

I turned it to the news, to see what was going on in the world but it was the same old stuff. Politics, other countries at war with each other and global warming. Although the police in the city did apprehend the serial killer that went on a rampage and killed 12 people. Earlier in the investigation when the killings started, they found out his identity due to a gas station camera spotting him.

It was also later revealed that he had a few psychological problems, suffering from being a psychopath and having schizophrenia. Due to those reports, the news labeled him as the Skitzo killer, he now is incarcerated in the new insane asylum that was built in the city and waiting for his death sentence. I turned off the TV and went to go make food for lunch.

As 8:00pm finally came around, Emily finally came home from her friend's house. "Hey hun, how was your day?" "It was good, had a few drinks and then went out to lunch together." She went to the bedroom to change into pajamas and laid in bed. I got up and went to the room to change as well and see if she was okay. "You okay my love?" "Yeah just was a fun day and wore myself out, I'm pretty tired." I kissed her forehead and went back out to the front room to watch TV, as she dosed off to sleep.

After about two hours, I got up and went into the room to get some sleep. I put my phone on the bedside stand and saw Emily's phone go off. I checked to see who it was and to my surprise it was her friend. It was a horrible and painful surprise, the message said Hey baby I had a great time today, you made my dick sore though like last time. I was in shock, I was stunned. I tried unlocking her phone, to see the messages between the two of them but she changed her password to her phone. All I could do was lay in bed and cry, thinking about what I just read and how the hell I was going to bring this up. I know our relationship was going through a rough patch but I never thought, that she would cheat on me.