Our final goodbye

Chapter 5

Holly's POV

It had finally reached 5 and I was sat in Starbucks waiting for this detective, but not actually knowing what he looked like, I had no idea who to look for. I was shaken from my thoughts when someone sat down across from me. Looking up I saw a man, maybe his mid 40s, a head of dark grey hair, but was quite slim. "Miss.Williams, lovely to finally meet you in person" he greeted, putting his hand out for me to shake, I noticed a wedding ring on it and smiled thinking of Taylor and I's wedding, I shook his hand and nodded. "So how long have you been watching me?" I asked, it made me feel kind of vulnerable to know that this guy could've been around to see a lot of different things happen, good and bad and I had no idea who he was feeding back to. "Long enough to know that you've not had an easy run in with life, having seen a lot of good and bad things, I was actually the guy who called the ambulance for your wife the day she was stabbed" he replied, this mentioning of the event brought back some nasty memories of how things used to be and I was shocked to learn that he had actually been watching me for so long. "And who have you been telling all of this? Who hired you to watch me for so long?" I asked, growing more confused by the minute. "You lost contact with her a while ago, but she has been searching for you for a couple of years and finally saw that you in fact, had become everything that she believed that you would" he informed me, I racked my brain to figure out who it was and finally, a little lightbulb dinged and I felt tears welling up. "Where is she now?" I asked, looking up at him, he smiled widely and nodded his head to the side, I turned to see the one lady who had helped me so much as a teenager, helped me turn my life around, she was sat down, not looking over, I got up out of my seat and walked over to where she was sat. "Is this seat taken?" I asked smirking, she looked up at me and we both smiled widely, she stood up and we shared a very long hug. I had, had so much respect for her growing up and continued to even now. "Hey" I finally greeted as we took a seat, a few tears had left my eyes, but I wiped them away quickly, hearing her chuckle to herself "And still after all that time, you can't cry in front of me?" She joked, remebering all those times I had stopped myself from doing so, I smiled. "The only difference is that I'm not that girl anymore, I'm in a much better place now" I replied, smiling widely at the fact that I could finally tell her I was good and mean it. "I'm glad to hear that, I've been to a few of your concerts, I'm so proud of you for finally achieving your dream" She told me, a proud smile on her face, and for the first time ever, I saw a look in her eyes that I'd never seen from anyone else, I saw how proud she was and that made my whole life, as exaggerated as it sounds, it really did. "Thank you so much, but how have you been? It's been so long, I was beginning to think that you had actually forgotten about me" I asked, feeling a bit down that, that could've been the case. "How could I forget about you? You taught me a lot in life, even though you're a bit younger than me, as I told you and I can't stress enough how much I meant that I wouldn't forget you, but would miss you dearly" She admitted, causing me to well up again. "Stop making me tear up" I chuckled, we sat in a comfortable silence after that, until finally I decided that she should come over for dinner, I wanted her to see how things had really come along for me, and I wanted Taylor to meet the woman that helped me so much as a teenager, the one I built a home in to keep me safe. The one who saved me.
I suppose you're all wondering who she is, her name was Sasha, she used to be one of my old teachers, but her job required her to move back to her home town, and I had grown such an attachment to her that she promised we would keep in contact, this was held to be true for a long time after she had left, but eventually we both became so busy that contact was minimal and then lost. I never thought I would ever see her again, but I got that overwhelming feeling that I had as a teenager when I was around her, feeling like I had been completed because she had taken a piece of me with her when she left, like I said, I based my home in her, she became those four walls that helped to closet me from anything that would harm me and I could never repay her for all that she had done for me as a teenager. "Earth to Holly?" I heard her say, feeling her nudge me slightly, I looked up confused and heard her chuckle. "What's going on in that mind of yours? You're not as easy to read as you used to be" she queried, chuckling to herself. "I was just remebering everything you helped me with" I replied truthfully, seeing her smile widely at me, before I finally invited her around for dinner. "Do you want to come over for dinner? I'd love for Taylor and the kids to meet you" I asked her, noticing that she was still smiling widely. "Of course, I would love to see how you're getting on with your life now" she agreed. I nodded and started to get out of my seat. "Let's go then" I smiled, she nodded and stood up, following me through the door.