Second Chance, Second Choice.

Chapter 4 - Ripples

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Second Chance, Second Choice

Chapter 4 – Ripples

Tori's POV.

I left lunch feeling betrayed, angry and bitter. Over the years, Robbie has remained a good friend. After school, he started to publish sci-fi stories he had written and eventually became a writer for a number of science fiction shows and movies. He's was married once in the future, but it didn't last long.

But he has always been a friend to both Jade and I; never once taking sides. Having Cat and Beck do that to him really burned me. It burned my memory of the past. I never noticed it the first time, but now; I'm more cynical and have cheated myself. I know the signs perfectly well and I saw them plain as day.

Seeing Cat playing footsie with Beck, just proved it.

It also caused me to flash back to all the fights, the pain, everything bad that went with our failed marriage. It was a sham from the start. I need to stop this disaster before it ever starts. I'll be better off and Jade won't be able to blame any of her failures on me.

After lunch was Sikowitz's class. I had been looking forward to seeing him again. In my time he had long since retired from Hollywood Arts. He lives in Chicago now and spends his free time helping, to run a small theatre company.

I purposely came in late and sat as far from Jade as possible. I just didn't want to deal with her until I pulled the trigger. I'm going to do it, but it's not easy. I find myself not able to look at her. I just can't stand seeing her; just brings up too many feelings in me. I avoided her in class, the rest of the whole day.

Somehow, I made it through the rest of this bizarre day of days. Not only am I a 48-year-old in my 17 year's old self's body, but I have to break up with my ex-wife, before I've even dated her. I made it but must have looked like a zombie

I think of it this way, if wasn't meant to change anything then why am I here?

Finally, the end of the day came. I was not on the verge of freedom, but at the same time a nervous wreck.

I came around the corner and there I saw her. Jade was at her locker, with a muted expression as she went about putting her books back in her locker.

It was now or never so I gathered what courage I had and like an executioner, walked towards my victim.

No One's POV

32 Years later.

It was around 9:00 O'clock in the evening when the rain finally died down. Jade who had been sitting quietly in a chair staring out the window felt the need for fresh air.

She had been going over the events that led them to this spot. The only thing she concluded was this is not what she had wanted. In fact, instead of being happy to be divorced, Jade was getting more and more depressed.

Needing some fresh air, Jade decided to take a walk on the beach. Stepping out onto her patio, she took a deep breath of the cool night air. Jade had always like taking walks after the rain, the air was always so cool and refreshing.

Tonight, was no exception.

It was already dark with the full moon peering out behind some clouds giving the deserted beach an eerie look.

Jade was alone, save for the sounds of party several houses up that had moved outside.

"What now!" Muttered Jade.