Lady Paulson one shots...pt.2

Purple (Venable)

2 hours. 2 hours and 17 minutes since Whilemina ended things. I don't know what happened. What happened?

Flashback
I come home from work and see whileminas car parked out front. I smile and press the code to the door. Upon walking in something feels off. Where's Mina? I walk into the bedroom and see clothes spread over the bed. Whilemina is currently pulling her clothes from the closet and placing them in suitcases. I'm stood there confused. "Baby?" She freezes and turns around slowly. "What are you doing?" She sighs and shakes her head.

I walk up to her and block her way into the closet "talk to me please! What are you doing?" My voice waivers. "I'm leaving y/n now get out of my way." I'm frozen as Whilemina pushes me aside and places the rest of her clothes into a suitcase and zips it up. "Why?" I ask as tears stream down my cheeks. I watch as she simply cups my cheek her deep brown eyes full of emotion. Like magnets we lean into each other but before our lips touch Whilemina pushes my face away slightly and shuts her eyes.

She turns around and grabs her suitcase before walking to the door and giving me one sad glance "goodbye y/n" and with that I watch as she leaves. My heart sinks as the front door shuts. I drop to the floor and sob.
End of flashback

I sit and cry until I can't no more. I can't move from my position on the floor. The room still filled with the lavender scent of her shampoo. I sniffle my heart broken. Confused. Numb
Days pass slowly, the nights never ending. Days turn to weeks, weeks turn to months.
Six months later and I've grown accustomed to sleeping on the couch. The bedroom a constant reminder of the love that left me. I avoid the places we would frequently visit. My favorite coffee shop downtown, her favorite bookstore, the beach, our favorite restaurant.

Isn't it ironic how once you notice something you see it everywhere. For me it's ironic how I've lost something and see reminders everywhere. Purple. It seems as though every direction I look I'm unable to escape the color. That random woman walking down the street, her neck shielded from the cold by a purple scarf. That purple dress in the window. Flowers, coats, shoes, phone cases, billboards, butterflies even the sky itself when the sun sets over the distant clouds. Reminds me of her.

I sigh and continue walking through the sea of purple. As I'm passing by the coffee shop I keep my gaze straight ahead. Until I notice a woman wearing purple, sitting by the window reading a book a cup of coffee in her hand. Then I notice red. Time seems to slow down. Everything moving in slow motion as the woman looks up and meets my gaze. Dark chocolate pools drawing me in. Our gazes locked for what seems like an eternity. Everything rushes back to me. I shut my eyes and look ahead. Time resumes and the busy people speed by me as the memories flash before my eyes. Happy memories turned sour.

I glance behind me and see a woman with fiery red hair and purple suit standing outside of the coffee shop, her hand resting atop a raven headed cane.
You were my life but life is far away from fair. Was I stupid to love you? was it reckless to help? was it obvious to everybody else? that I'd fallen for a lie.
I look ahead and continue on walking.
Goodbye Whilemina.
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