Your Not Replaceable

Chapter 18

A scream. Is it mines? Is it Garner with a gun pointed to him by Edward? Again, is it me? No, it's Karizma. She's standing at the door covering her mouth, heaving. Or is that sobbing?

"Get away stranger!" She screams. I slowly rise, my head throbs and I wobble a little, and my ankle is in agony. I balance myself all the way to Edward, I put my weight on him by grabbing his arm and I grab the gun in my hand. I look at Edward and some kind of relief flooded in his eyes. He slides the gun to the ground, away from us.

"You should leave," I hear Alexandria say. "Ally's dad is calling the police."

I glare at Alexandria, the inevitable happened, for a split second I hated her. "If he's leaving, I'm leaving too."

"No, don't do that, I-"

"Edward, I'm doing this because I need you to be safe." I pull Edward towards the car.

"I should be the one to tell you that I need you to be safe, look! You have a cast on your foot."

"Look who's talking, you have a wife to take care but your here flirting with me." I snapped. I immediately regret it. I say a lot of thing that I regret. I avoid eye contact with him, I shove him to the door and I limp to the passenger side.

When he cuts on the engine the radio blasted, and the lyrics that I heard were:

And my friend said
"I know you love her, but it's over, mate
It doesn't matter, put the phone away
It's never easy to walk away, let her go
It'll be okay
It's gonna hurt for a bit of time
So bottoms up, let's forget tonight
You'll find another and you'll be just fine
Let her go"

But nothing heals the past like time
And they can't steal
The love you're born to find
But nothing heals the past like time
And they can't steal
The love you're born to find

I looked at Garner, feeling how the lyrics kinda related to our relationship. Then I look at Edward, he's looking at his screensaver. I look at the screensaver and it's a beautiful young-lady, a puppy, and Edward, looking broad and happy.

He put his phone away, and started to drive away. Away from Alexandria. Away from dad. And Away from Garner. He turns left onto Arnold Avenue.

Edward drives in silence, neither do I want to talk. All I really want is an apology and an explanation. Where did he get the gun? How did he slide the gun under my radar? And last of all, why did he point the gun at Garner?

Edward turns to Point Pleasant Beach Municipal Parking Lot, and cut off the car engine. I look at him, and to find that he was already looking at me. "Look I'm sorry. I fucked up..."

I shook my head, "don't say anything. Just please!"

I got out, shut the door and leaned on the car. The sunset is magnificent! The day ending, the night beginning. It's so beautiful!

I hear Edward on the phone and the word over. Was he breaking it off with his wife? Was he talking to someone else? He gets out the car and leans on the car beside me.

"Was that her?" I whispered. He nodded. I grabbed his hand in mines, and leaned into him.