The new girl nextdoor

chapter 39

Tara's POV

I sat at the dinner table across from mark with his mother next to him and I was seated next to Thomas dunning dinner we made small conversation it wasn't till after dinner that the conversations become more interning. "Tara my dear?" Shelia spoke out "yes?" "Where are you originally from?" Sheila asked "I'm from a small country at the bottom of the southern hemisphere called New Zealand" I cleared my thoart "oh really?? That's quite a big move you did" Thomas commented interested "I always wanted to go to Scotland but-but it wasn't to be" I explained "when did you move here then?" Thomas asked "when I was 15 years old" I swallowed "why?" Shelia asked I went to swallow but their was a large lump stuck in my thoart as my mind went back to it all, I felt tears wheling up in my eyes "Tara?" Sheila spoke up I looked down at my hands that where on my lap "my father died and my mother never lifted a finger to support any of us-" I stopped as I let the rage settle before continuing "-so I used up all my savings to fly my sister and I over to America to live our aunty" I felt a tear run down my face but I continued to look down not daring to show my face their was a silence for awhile.

"so what did you do after that?" I heard Sheila ask "i-I finished my schooling then I went to collage where I studied game and music production.-" I paused before continuing "-then I joined the military for a good four years I wanted to follow in my fathers footsteps but that was short lived" I stopped I didn't want to say anymore "why not?" Shelia asked almost sounding displeased "mother" mark warned I felt more tears falling down my cheeks "I want to know why" I heard Sheila demand "I was in Afghanistan when the village we were in was bombed. Everyone died I only just made it out alive, and then I was deemed unfit for action" my fists curled up into tight balls "I find that hard to believe" Sheila spoke again with disgust my blood was starting to boil I stood up "I lost all my love one's and friends and I've seen things you wouldn't believe! I've been nothing but truthful to you and you question my honour! Are you proud now!?!" I practically yelled I didn't care that they could see my tear stained face I was angry and upset "Tara I-" I interrupted Sheila "oh just leave it!" Mark stood up but before he could reach me I ran out of the room and I kept running.

I ran out of the house and into the forest I could hear the calling of my name being drifted through the wind as I ran further and further into the forest, I had run deep into the forest I could no longer hear the wind howling my name it was raining heavily so I sat underneath a massive tree my clothes were soaked and I wasn't to tired to move I was too upset to move. I sat under the tree with my knees pulled up to my chest and wrapped my arms around them as I sobbed the rain became heavier as time went by I still sat their unable to move as all my mind could see was the flashbacks of my time in the army the horrors I had to witness. I began drifting off to sleep as I felt myself floating up in the air I felt cold as ice frozen to the touch, apart of me felt a spark of light hit me it sunk and I felt a sensation of warmth grow inside me. I opened my eyes and saw the tree leaf's dancing above me I went to reach out to touch them but my body refused to move all I could move was my eyes nothing else "Tara I'm sorry" I heard Mark's voice above me as I began to feel myself coming back to my senses, I looked around to see marks face above me I looked down to see his arms around me "let me go" I whispered I felt mark tighten his grip around me "never!" He hissed looking down at me "I will never let you go! Not now not ever!" I looked up at him in shock "I don't care that you think you are broken! I dont care if you think you aren't good enough! I love you and I don't care what my mother thinks of you I love you with all my heart and I always will!" I stared at him in shock "I love you so much" he repeated then he kissed my frozen lips.

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