Broken

Chapter 26

I basically live by myself in this house again they are all gone including mom. She had pressing issues to attend to in Europe as well as dad and Daniel and Tiffany had to leave because just like me they have to go to school.

The sun was peering through the blades and I welcome yet another Monday to go to school I am not that excited about it but, silver lining I have a ride. I peeled off the covers not that I slept, trying to sleep these days are just pointless so in the night I occupy myself creeping through the house and eating, watching TV, skinny dips, making designs and painting.

I opened the blinds and let the sun fill the dark the room and warm it up sun wasn't that usual in Seattle it was rare. I sat on the balcony soaking in the little sun before the clouds realize their mistake and take it back. I looked at the time I should start getting ready and make breakfast.

I stood in the shower and let the water beat my body silly. I liked showers they were like my own personal waterfall. This week was the gymnastic meet at our school I didn't tell my parents not that they would be able to make it anyways.

I stood in the kitchen eating leftovers from Sunday; I had gotten rid of the poison pie. Maybe this morning I could go over Maria's house instead of her coming over to retrieve me. I finish my odd breakfast of sweets and leftovers took up my keys and left the house. I was almost across the street when their house door opened and Maria came out tears streaming down her face and she held her heart.

"What's wrong?" I asked her as she dropped her head on my shoulder.

"I-i-i..." she cried harder.

"It's okay take deep breathes." I tried to soothe her. She breathed in and out but she hadn't stopped crying it just seem so sad to see her cry. We stood there in the middle off the road people passing us and looking at us strangely. We hugged and her body went limp and I tried to hold her body weight and mine. "Maria, what happened?" I asked using my hand to comb down her hair.

She took a deep breath and stood straight. "Ryan he dumped me in a text." She wept.

"No he didn't." I was surprised by this news.

"We made fake dump, but this time he said he was serious." I took out my handkerchief and gave it to her to wipe her eyes.

"Want to cut school? You can pretend not to like it." I gave her a small smile.

"I need to get him out of my head." She wiped away a fallen tear. We ran over to my house and she collapsed on the sofa curled in a ball sobbing. I ran to my room a got her some loose fitting clothes for both of us. My mother said the way you react to heartbreak is cry, eat ungodly food, think about it and then get back on the horse I have never been heartbroken before.

I gave her the clothes and in the kitchen I gather all the sweet sticky foods I could find. She was still crying just hiccups now. "All right I am not an expert on boys but I know food and I say we pig out and do what we feel." I said pulling her out of her ball.

"I love him so much." She hiccupped I think she had cried all her tears her eyes were puffy and swollen.

"It's okay." I combed her hair.

"I asked him if he was serious and her said yes and that he couldn't deal with my needy dependent ways and that he had found a woman and he couldn't he with a girl. He needed stability he needed a woman." Well her tears weren't cried out more came and harder this time.

"He is a jerk." I said.

"I knew he was going around but I thought he would get better, but I was wrong he got worse. You know one time...well three time I caught him kissing a girl when we were together and I took him back he said it was just a kiss but knew it was a lie." She wept in her hands and I don't know what to say because I have never been in her situation.