WILDHEART [JUSTICE #3]

19|| If I Love Again

This is the woman I love, a little bit messy, a little bit ruined, a beautiful disaster just like me.

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At night, Ethan felt a little unsettled about being in a cemetery but he put up with it for Sienna who had brought him here.

Sienna was crouched on the ground, running her hand across Thad's grave. "A lot has happened Ethan and it has my mind split" Sienna said quietly, "I don't know what to do. I am tired of hurting and being in pain but I don't want to forget him."

Sienna turned to him looking lost. "Who said you will forget him? You can be happy and still remember him but you should decide what you want to remember about him" Ethan said supportively. "it seems what you remember about him are the bad, do you think he wants to be associated with the bad memories?"

Sienna looked back at the grave thoughtfully and Ethan continued softly, "not letting go of someone is as good as a sickness. You will never be able to grow or progress if you do that, so for your sake...let him go."

Ethan and Sienna stayed in their position for a while as Sienna pondered his words and Ethan waited to hear her response.

"Let's go" Sienna said, patting the dust from her suit trousers as she got up.

"Do you feel better now?" Ethan said, waiting for her to reach him.

"I will be, soon" Sienna answered with a weak smile and Ethan followed her. Sienna drove them home and Ethan looked a bit reluctant to let her stay alone but he conceded.

Ethan and Sienna went to bed pondering on what an eventful day it was. In Sienna's apartment, her phone rang and she sluggishly answered the call.

"Hello? Sienna? I have been trying to get to you, can we talk?" Tamara said, her voice a little hoarse.

"Tamara, I am really tired today. I have a splitting headache and my eyes hurt" Sienna said wearied, not noticing Tamara's distress. "today was a terrible day, can we talk some other time? I'll call you."

"Okay" Tamara said disappointed but Sienna didn't notice and hung up the call.

Tamara sighed and stared at the ceiling in her empty room. "I have never felt so alone" she mumbled tearfully and turned to her side to sleep.

The next day at the law firm, the lawyers looked out for Sienna but Sienna was nowhere to be found. "I heard that Sienna isn't returning to work until after the holiday" a lawyer said.

"As expected" Ahmed sighed disappointed.

"I wouldn't want to come to work either, yesterday was a very exhausting day" Jane said in understanding.

"What about Ethan? I don't see him anywhere" Sharon inquired, looking around. The others looked around in realization but didn't see him either.

"I don't think he came to work today" Tiwa noted.

"Okay, but what is his excuse? Everyone is just taking leaves whenever they like. How can our two criminal lawyers not show up to work like they aren't needed?" Amaechi ranted sourly.

Tiwa rolled her eyes. "You are just jealous" She said and walked away. The other lawyers followed, returning to their offices and leaving Amaechi to stew in envy.

In Mr. Olayinka's office, He sat down comfortably, talking to Ethan on the phone. "...that's good, stay with her. Sienna is not used to having people care for her but she can't refuse" Mr. Olayinka said.

"Yes, thanks Uncle" Ethan said gratefully.

"I should be thanking you" Mr. Olayinka said knowingly, "take care of her well."