Learning Truths

Chapter 1

I pull into the parking lot of the first Dunkin I found after leaving the hospital. I turn off the car and sit, just for a minute, rubbing my eyes. Can this day get any worse? 6 hours ago I was in California signing my divorce papers and receiving a call from an unknown caller. I almost didn't answer till I noticed that it came from Massachusetts. I answered to hear that my Dad is in the hospital. The nurse tells me he's in a coma. I stand there looking around my lawyer her lawyer, her and myself in my lawyer's office. All my thoughts just disappeared and I just left heading straight to the airport. Hopping on the first flight to come see him. Although I haven't seen him since I left Massachusetts 10 years ago. I haven't even spoken to him. I don't even understand why I'm here but I am. I get out of the rental and head inside, locking the car with the fob.

As I walk in my phone rings..I look down to see who it was and cursed. What the fuck does she want now? I answer rudely "Yes Jessica?" I don't need her shit anymore, I signed the divorce papers she didn't get shit because of the prenup she wanted. "I wanted to ask you why you left and wasn't picking up your phone, Master?" She says. I tell her I got a phone call and had to leave and that I'm not her master. "What?!?!?!" Ignoring that I ask, "did you sign the papers?" She goes quiet..."Yes" "Good, don't call me again." "But I still love you" she says before I can hang up.  We had a really fucked up marriage. She would control everything I did or would do, until I would snap. When I snapped I would usually blackout rage against her while giving her the best sex of her life. I have control issues as far back as I can remember which is really about 10 years ago. Jessica was only suppose to a 6 month submissive. Though it never ended, we got married and then she changed. About 5 years ago I started to pull away, started to figure my own shit out with the help of therapy. I got a job and kept it. Moved up quickly in the tech world. The small company that Steve started I helped grow it to rival Samsung. Steve and I now own it together and he is my best friend.

I looked back up to find the line so I can order and someone gasps. I look around to find a woman, thick short light brown hair with steaks of dark purple, dark brown eyes and curves to die for, who kinda looks familiar. Looking confused, I squint looking closer I see shock, anger, and hurt in her brown eyes. My cheek starts burning. What the hell? She storms past me and leaves. I reach up to my check and can feel the hand print she left. I turn around to look but I don't see her. I look around the coffee shop and the barista looks shocked. I head over to counter since there wasn't a line anymore to order my coffee. The shocked baristas name tag says Emily. I smile and order my coffee. When she calls my order I go over to get it she still has a shocked looked. Me being me I smile and ask what's up? She replies with "I've never seen her act that way and she's in here almost everyday. No, I don't know her judging from your questioning eyes, neither do you apparently." My whole day just hits me like a ton of bricks and I just start laughing hard. When I settle down enough to speak I say "Sorry if I don't laugh I'll end up crying. I've had a very messed up day and I don't think it will get any better." She just gives me a weird look and heads back to do her job.

I guess it was a bad idea to come back here to Mass. Whatever, I came here for my Dad nothing else. Once he's out of the woods I'm gone. I don't even want to talk to him, I just wanted to make sure he ok. I don't even know why but I do.

I head back to the rental to go find a hotel. I don't know where my dad lives to go check on his place or anything. I don't even know why he's in a coma yet but I will find out. If you can't tell I have a hate/love relationship with the man. I say it that way because I hate him more than I love him. It's his own fault that I am like that with him. He should have accepted me for who I am not flip out and beat me for it. But that's for another day another time...