Life Changing

Chapter 18

A month had passed. Sam and Penelope went out to dinner. They'd just gotten back to the hotel. Penelope sat down next to Sam on the couch.

"Daddy, I'm sad." She said.

"Why?"

"I miss Emily."

"I know."

"We haven't heard from her in awhile." "She said we would always be friends."

"She's still your friend." "She's sad right now to." "Losing Greyson was very sad for her."

"You'll see her again but daddy's gonna tell you the truth, I don't know when you'll see her again." "The kind of sadness she's feeling takes a long time to get over." "If she doesn't talk to you it's not because she doesn't like you anymore." "It's just because she's sad and she needs time alone."

"I wish I could do something so she wasn't sad anymore."

"I know." "We all do." "All do can do now is wait and hope she eventually feels better."
"I hope it's soon."

"Me to."

Emily and Travis had buried Greyson. Emily knew she would need help coping with Greyson being stillborn, so almost immediately she sought out a therapist. She tried to get Travis to go with her but he refused. They'd been having problems since Greyson's death. Travis had become a person Emily didn't even know anymore. He drank all the time. He'd even taken up smoking. Something he'd never done before. Emily was in a session with her therapist Dr. Campbell.

"Are you still having problems with Travis?" The doctor asked.

"Yes." "I don't know what to do." "He's completely shutting me out."

"Have you tried talking to him again about coming to a session?" "I'd really like to meet with him."

"Every time I try he says he's busy." "It's like he blames me."

"He doesn't blame you." "He's just having a hard time coping, as you are." "Say it."

"What happened to Greyson wasn't my fault."

"Again."

"What happened to Greyson wasn't my fault."

"Again."

"What happened to Greyson wasn't my fault."

Later that night after Emily went home she sat down next to Travis on the couch.

"What?" He said coldly.

"I was thinking maybe we could go out for dinner tonight."

"No."

"Maybe it would help if we got out of the house." "We haven't been out since Greyson-

"DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT!" He screamed. She jumped. "Just shut up!" "I'm going to get liquor and cigarettes." He stood up.

"Travis."

"What Emily, what?!" He yelled. "Just leave me the hell alone!"

"Nothing." She said with tears in her eyes. "Happy anniversary."

"What's so damn happy about it?" He left slamming the door behind him. She broke into tears.