"Meeting new people has always been a thing I find enlightening. I enjoy getting to know the people I don't know."
"Do you enjoy getting to know me?"
I smiled. "Of course I do."
Where a girl who just lost her mom and a boy who fights his own demons...
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Music and laughter mixed with the air as everyone danced around happily. I sat at one of the tables and drank some wine. I watched as the kids danced around with each other and the smile that was plastered on Meg's face. Everyone was so happy. Everyone seemed to be having the time of their lives. While I just sat here and drank away the wine. I looked down at the ground and looked at my shoes. They shined with the simple lighting from the sun. Someone clears their throat, making me look up from my shoes.
It was Robert again. One person I didn't want to see. He moved a chair beside me and just sat there. No snarky comments or anything. He just sat there and took a drink from his cup. "What do you want?" I asked, with a hiccup following behind.
"I have been thinking about the conversation we had before you ran off. You said you loved Laurie. True or false?"
I looked at him. "True." I said and looked away at the dance floor.
"And now you're here, sitting alone and drinking the wine away. What happened when you ran off?"
I chuckled and threw my head back before sitting up straight. "Drinking this wine has made me realize something."
"And what is that?"
"Im the problem."
He looked at me. "What?"
I sit the glass down and hiccup before standing up. "Im the problem. Everyone is so-so happy without me." I looked around as everything grew all flashy and loopy. "Im the problem." I repeated and shook my head to focus on the people dancing around. It looked as if a ghost was following behind them. I tried rubbing my eyes, but nothing helped.
Robert soon stood in front of me and waved a hand in front of me. I squeezed my eyes shut and opened them, everything still remaining in the same state. "Something-something isn't right." I said and shook my head as I took a step back. Robert reached his arms out to catch me as I stumbled to the ground. There was a sharp pain in my stomach, a pain I had never felt before.
Distorted voices could be heard all around me. I felt hot and cold at the same time. My body shook and sweat as it shivered all at the same time. My breathe felt as if it was hitching with every second that went by until it felt like all air was getting sucked out of my lungs. This wasn't because of the wine. I was scared. I was scared of what was happening to me. All that had went through my mind was my mother and her signs.
Someone held onto my hand and my grip held tighter onto it as I was placed on a soft surface. I laid there, screaming as the pain rose. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" I yelled as I groaned in pain. I felt like I was ruining everything. All the happiness was being ruined because I was in pain. I could feel the tears run down the side of my face as I laid there. My head turned as I looked at everyone's face. My father and Ellie held each other as they looked at me in fear. My kids were all crying as the girls held them close. Robert stood there, looking at me with worry. My eyes glanced at my hand which was holding tightly onto Laurie's. His eyes full of pain, making me close my eyes tightly, but the image wouldn't go away.
All their faces and tears were being caused because of me. The pain I was feeling ruined their happiness. I kept my eyes closed until I felt myself slowly drift off into a deep sleep.
----------------------- A very short chapter but there is more to look forward to as you continued to read. What is wrong with Alex? We'll never know until the next chapter!
