Origami (Scott Helman fanfic)

Delia

Chapter 2

The rest of my shift went by quickly, and soon I was in my car driving home. Living in the small town of Orillia, Ontario meant that traffic was never really bad. I drove home to the small apartment I moved to after the separation. And now we're divorced. I still can't believe it. Trevor had been my only boyfriend, my first real love, and I had thought we'd be together forever.

I rode up the elevator to the third floor. I should be taking the stairs, I thought. God knows I could stand to lose some weight. I was never a thin person. Ever since third grade I was heavy the heaviest girl in the class most of my life, and probably outweighed most of the boys too. I was this way until after high school when I took control of my will power and lost weight. A lot of weight. I went to college, became a nurse, bought a house with my now ex-husband, got married, and gained back some of the weight. Life happens. Stress. Work. Just a busy life. I'm not the cute 22 year old I used to be, but I like the way I look most days. My body isn't perfect, but whose is?

I walked into my apartment, walked straight to the bathroom and started running some bathwater. I took off my clothes and stood in front of the mirror. At 29 years old, I had aged well. My face was smooth, and my hair was light brown with not a grey hair in sight. I even still occasionally got ID's when buying alcohol. But my stomach wasn't flat, and my thighs touched each other.
The bath had finished running, and the bubbles looked inviting. I climbed into the tub, and I relaxed into the warm water.

My thoughts drifted to Elise and the business trip. Our hospital here in Orillia really did need to get with the times. I was proud that my managers valued my opinion and work ethic enough to send me on this trip. The more I thought about it, the more excited I got.

After my bath, I changed into my comfiest pajamas and turned on the TV. I was never really into TV, although I liked to have it on as background noise while I did other things. I grabbed my phone to text my best friend Brad. Brad and I had been best friends since high school, and hung out as often as possible. He and his boyfriend Konnor recently had a nasty breakup, and he was having some trouble getting over him.

"What are you doing this weekend?", I texted to Brad.

"Working... 😣... but I'm free Monday!! You want to go to Music In The Park festival with me?", he replied.

"I'm being sent to Toronto to do some things for the hospital", I replied.
"I'll be gone all week"

"Delia, the festival is at Downsview Park!!! Sophie's Party is playing at 8pm... pleeeeeaasseeee come!"

Sophie's Party was Brad's favourite band. I never really saw the appeal, but he loved them. Plus the festival would probably have some deep-fried heart attacks, so how could I say no.

"Of course! Sounds fun!", I replied.
"I'll text you Monday afternoon, and we'll figure out a place to meet up. Nighty night hun. Xoxo."