Our Journey

Storm

Saturday afternoon came and Fatima hasn't heard a word from Zac. Zac's silence pissed her off because he looked jojo in her face and told her he was coming to get her on Saturday. Fatima remembered verbatim because it was the same day jojo called him a liar. Fatima figured Zac could be upset and mad at her all he wanted to be but when it came to lying to the kids she was not going to let him get away with it. She took Liam up on his offer about giving her a break so around noon when she still didn't hear from Zac she let Liam come get the kids so they could spend some time with their godparents and not be sad waiting for their dad to come and get them. She called Zac to curse him out but his phone was going straight to voicemail, that didn't do anything but make her more angry. She took off her pajamas and slipped on a matching jogging set and her Tasman Uggs, if Zac didn't want to answer the phone she was going to do a pop up since she knows exactly where he was staying.....

When Fatima arrived at the the new house it required a code to even enter the property. The man that worked security at the gate let her in because her name was on the list. She pulled into the drive way of their new home and looked around. The house was perfect just like she remembered when she first fell in love with it. She took a few deep breaths trying to calm herself down before knocking on the door. She turned off the engine of the car, got out and locked the door. On her way up the drive way she noticed the matte black G Wagon that stopped her right in her path. She looked inside and saw her name on the seats and knew it was something Zac got for her. The corners of her mouth subtly turned up because everything she told him she wanted he made sure he included every last detail...

Her heart began to pound as she walked further to the door. She stood at the front knocking waiting for Zac to answer. Fatima saw that the door had a keypad that required a code as well but she didn't know what it could be. After attempting to unlock the door a few times she continued to knock. Fatima had one more code in mind, Zac said he got the house for her birthday so she entered that and miraculously it opened. Fatima stepped into the house and it was exactly how she remembered it. The double sided stairs and a grand entrance gave the home a luxurious feel. After standing at the entrance of her dream home taking it all in she called out for Zac.
The sizable mansion along with the vaulted ceilings gave her call a slight echo but nothing in return. She didn't hear or see him so she looked around the house to find him. She walked through the grand foyer that lead into one of the living room areas...As she got fully inside she could see Zac laid out on the couch sleeping sleeping....

Fatima. What the hell zac it's the afternoon why are you still sleeping she said as she walked further to the couch to wake him. Once she got close to the couch the pungent smell of alcohol flooded her nostrils...
Zac are you really in here drinking in the middle of the day and your kids were at home waiting for you she says shaking him to wake him but he wouldn't budge. Fatima looked at the liquor bottle and noticed majority of it was gone. It made her panic so she started to shake him even harder his body was slumped over the couch... Zac baby come on please wake up baby she says frantically. Her eyes began to burn with tears because she had no idea Zac was suffering so bad that he would turn to alcohol.

Fatima ran to the kitchen and got a glass of cold water. She ran back to the couch and dumped the entire glass over Zac's face, which she didn't know what else to do.
Zac jumped up and Fatima slowly started to calm down because he was okay. She went to the kitchen to grab some paper towels to wipe off his face. Zac was still out of it. She gently wiped the water off his face and sat on the table in front of him so they were eye level. She didn't say anything to him, she took a second to analyze the man in front of her, her man. His vulnerability made her ache for him. In that moment more than anything she wanted him and he needed her...

Zac. Fatima.. he whispered weakly as he slowly came to..Her name escaped his lips in a broken tone full of despair. A hopeless presence that appeared in his sorrowful eyes. His face was flush his heart was paralyzed it wasn't him anymore she thought, it wasn't her Zac.. she didn't recognize this man. He was broken, bruised, wrecked and it wounded every inch of her heart to see him like that