The Day I Left You

Chapter 12

Siren opened the house door when she saw her mother sitting on the couch. She had tears running down her face. Her face was as red as a tomato. She sat on the brown carpet stairs. With her face in her hands. Her mind was blank like a white piece of paper. Andy was her whole life and now he was gone to the army. She felt like her heart had dropped and shattered and was now in her stomach and the pieces were spreading . Her stomach was in pain as if someone was stabbing her and burning her at the same time. After all the years of being happy and feeling like she had no more problem her depression was getting to her. She felt like she had lost Andy forever. She cried and cried. Her hunger had gone away. She felt like she would not be happy till he came back. She just sat there staring at her phone wondering what to do. She felt lost. As if someone had taken everything from her and now she just sat in an empty room with nothing to do. After crying for what seemed forever the color in her face had gone away. Her eyes were as red as a fire truck.

¨Honey, what is wrong?¨Margot asked in concern for her daughter.

¨Nothing. I am just not having the best day.¨ Siren responded.

¨Do not tell me nothing is wrong when you are crying as if someone died!¨ Margot yelled.

Siren ran running out the door. She was in tears and her mother could not even give her sympathy. She ran to the park not caring if she would get hit by the cars as she ran across the stoplight. Siren would not look up. She stared at the cement and all it cracks. As soon as she got to the park she had thrown her self on the grass. Her heart was beating for running for such a long time. Her legs hurt. They felt as if they were about to fall off. She just laid on the uncut, brown grass staring at the blue sky covered with fluffy, white clouds. It was very peaceful. As if everyone had gone missing and it was just her on earth. She just laid there with tears running down the side of her face. She tried to stop crying but the tears would not stop. All the amazing memories went running through her mind. Siren did not know what to do with all the extra time she was going to have. She wondered if Andy was thinking of her as much as she was thinking of him. She put her hands in the pocket of her dark, skinny blue jeans and felt a piece of paper in her right pocket. She pulled it out and opened it. When she opened it she realized it was 3 pieces of paper with writing on the front and back of each and one of them. It was written in blue ink and immediately she knew who it was from. She did not know when Andy had put the letter in her pocket but she loved that he would surprise her every time. That was one of the many reasons why Siren loved Andy. Her faced lighted up like a Christmas tree. She did not know when she would see him again but she knew the day he came back she would jump on him as if she had not seen him in years. She would kiss him and not let him go. He had just left and she already could imagine the day he would come back.

Dear babe,

I love you so much. We have gone through a lot through the past couple of years. But even through every fight we love each other and never stop. I wish I did not have to leave but I promise you I will come back fine. I will do whatever I have to do to come back safe for my future kids. If I told you once, I have told you a million times we will have our four kids and have our big wedding. I have never wanted a future with anyone else but you. You have changed the world for me just like I have changed the world for you. I have one question for you. Babe will you do me the honors and once I come back will you marry me? I knew I wanted kids but I never thought I would find the perfect person for me. Now I have and I am one hundred percent positive that I want to have them with you. You complete me even though we are the total opposite of each other. I never wanted anyone else other that you. I am addicted to something about you. I have no idea what is but I know that I need to have you by my side for the rest of my life. I do not know what will happen while I am gone but through the bad and good I will come back for you. You are my world and I need you in my life. I love you so much and I have since the day I met you. We had a rough first month but we got through it. If we were able to get through that then we will be able to get through this. I miss you already but I had to go to te army. I am doing this for the both of us. Not just us but our future babies. You and them are my world and I will do anything for our family. You have walked through hell with me but it was worth it because as soon as I come back we will start out family. We are going to have the family we planed. We will treat our kids the way we planned to. We will give them the life we never had but always wanted because they are our life. Babe I will be there for when you graduate. No matter what. I will walk to the end of the earth to be there. You are my world and I promise you I will go and I will be there standing in the crowd with the ring waiting for you. As soon as you turn 18 I want to ask you to marry me because I will not want to wait another day.

Siren was in tears once again. But this time it was tears of joy. She did not finish reading the letter because she wanted to finish it the following day. Siren knew that when Andy came back that he would be all hers once again. She knew she did not have to worry about anything changing. She had the biggest smile on her face and she wanted it to stay like that. Her and Andy had gone through some of the worst fights but they always got through them and now they were going to live the rest of their lives together once he came back. She remembered the day that her and Andy had gotten into an argument and he had said that he did not know if they would have a future together. Now she looks back at that day and laughs because they lasted so long and had a strong relationship. Now they would have kids and get married and their life would be perfect together. Hey had to go through the worst of arguments to finally be able to be together. In her mind it was all worth the fights because now she would get to wake up next to the love of her life.