The Mic and The Act (A Short Story)

Whiskey's and the Truth

Did we ever get back together after that?

This is where my world turned into ashes,

this is where I got buried and where my heart died.

Son no matter how much you love a person and do everything for them, it can never be enough for someone to stay at all.

You can ask and ponder on what went wrong, what did you do and so many more questions.

Loving blindly is as dangerous as drinking whisky while driving.

After a few weeks I went to Matilda's house hoping that she'll take me back, I can wait for her no matter how long she wants me to.

I parked my car near her as there is a car parked in front of her house, I was starting to wonder when did she buy a car?

I wish I didn't have to see it all as the questions inside my head were answered that day.

Coming out of her door is a gentlemen wearing a high end suit, he was around his late 40's probably.

The scene that did it all,

he wore the shoes outside that I fucking saw when we went to the beach and after wearing that he gave Matilda a quick kiss on the lips.

Maybe the only thing I'm good at is knocking people out cold.

I marched into her door and gave the sugar daddy a good night's punch.

I was furious on what happened so I was hysterical and I screamed at Matilda asking her, "How could you?

After everything I've done for you,

everything I have given to you!

I have done nothing but love you with all my heart and this is how you pay me?

How could you reject my proposal and then fucking shag this old sack?

Am I not enough?

Tell me Matilda where did I go wrong?

Maybe I could fix everything,

I could fix us!"

I was shaking her, holding her by the shoulders. She was starting to cry and my heart wept for her pain. I asked her again, "Is he the only one you slept with? The other guy from a long time ago, the one I knocked the lights off too. Did you sleep with him to?"

I started to breakdown in front of her. She held me and said, "Sonny my love, my darling.

I never wanted for you to see this,

I never planned for this to happen.

I am sorry for everything that happened.

Yes, it's true but what you must understand is I had no choice but to do it; they were my ticket to reaching my dreams on the big screen.

I am sorry for everything but I had to do it for me.

Sorry Sonny if I didn't tell you earlier, you put a ring in front of me so I panicked and left you.

I have to do this for my dreams,

even if I don't love them as much as I love you."

I was so broken beyond repair after hearing that

i cried in front of her house as she tended to that old sack.

I lit a cigarette and drank whiskey while driving away from that place hoping that I would crash, but I didn't.

That was the last day I would ever see Matilda and that was the day my world crumbled into smoke and ashes.