Not Everyone Deserves a Second Chance

Chapter 16

Chapter 16

I had this eagerness to look in the mailbox today. I don't know why, so I was glad when my mom didn't ask where I was going. When I open the flap, I saw about five envelopes. I run inside, and throw them on the table.

"Not mine, not mine, not mine, not mine, MINE!!" I yell. I throw what isn't mine into my mom's lap, and run upstairs to my bedroom. It's from Marcus. I rip open the envelope, but slow down when I think that I was going to rip the letter. I unfold the wrinkled letter, and read.

Jess,

The past year has been so wonderful. I will cherish the times we spent together forever. I apologize for not calling or saying goodbye, but my family moved away and I will probably never see you again. I don't mean to hurt your feelings more than they already are, but I just thought I should let you know.

Love forever and always,

Marcus

I stare at his handwriting, and think that this is the last time I will see it. I will never see him again. I sink down my wall, and cry into my wide spread hands. I cry for hours. Why wouldn't I? The best boyfriend I have ever had left. Never to be seen again. Why do these things always happen to me? First James turned bad, and now Marcus left because of him. I'm not sure that's the exact reason, but that's the one I'm sticking with. I loved him more than anyone, and now he's gone. I cry even harder.

I pull myself together and walk back downstairs.

"Sweetie, who was that from?" My mom asks.

"Marcus. He moved away."

"Oh, sweetheart I'm so sorry." I thought about telling mom about Dad. If I tell her, he might hurt me. If I don't, he'll still hurt me.

"Mom, I have to tell you something."

"Anything honey." She puts down the book she was reading and motioned for me to sit with her.

"It's about Dad."

"Sweetheart, I know you don't want him here, but-"

"Mom, it's not a lie. You need to hear me. But you can't tell him I told you."

She looks really worried, but promises to keep it between us. "Mom, he sexually abused me. He punched me, slapped me, yea you can guess the rest."

My mom is horrified. Her eyes get all bug-like. "Thank you so much for telling me, Jessie! I promise, nothing will ever happen to you ever again. I swear my life to it."

I hug her really tight and thank her all I could. My tears start flowing again, but I don't care. I cry into her shoulder for a while, until I cry myself out. She says she is going to go to a social worker and get my dad taken away. He will be put in jail for sexually abusing a minor. I am so glad that he is going to be out of my life. I can't have someone like that near me.

I have an up, and a down now. The up is that my dad is being taken away. The down, I will never ever see Marcus again. What a wonderful life this is!