Inning of Love (Complete and being edited)

Scarlett.

It's crazy to think how fast four months have gone by, and yet, while the world keeps spinning, I feel like a rock, stuck on the side of a stream. Not moving as I watch my life pass me by, I remain feeling non-existent. The numbness starts to take over, but maybe being numb is okay. It beats the anger and the constant emptiness the heartache brings.

A lot of changes have happened in the last few months. For one, I have moved in with Seth and Valerie, which happens to be in Douglas; the same town where I played my last softball game.

The drunk driver who killed my parents is sitting behind bars, hopefully for the rest of his life where he will rot until the day he dies. Seth went to all the court hearings, but I couldn't bring myself to go. I didn't want to see that man's face, hear his voice, or even listen to his name. I lost everything because of him. I had to leave my friends, my team, and my school behind. 

My team.

 I could no longer play softball or touch my glove for that matter, for it brought back so many memories of my dad and how much I miss him. My dad used to make me go out in the back yard every day and pitch at least a hundred pitches to him, and I loved every single minute of it. I now look at my glove, and the guilt eats away at me.

It is my first day of being a senior in high school, and I'm not sure what to expect, but I want to go and get it over with. Valerie keeps trying to get me to wear some ridiculous skirt and wants to do my hair for my first day. If she had it her way, she'd probably burn all of my clothing and give me a full makeover from head to toe. No joke. She means well, I know that, but I don't have her sense of style. She reminds me of my mom in that way; always trying to get me to dress a little more girly.

After a lot of groveling, I finally let Valerie curl my long, dark brown hair. She just graduated cosmetology school and started working at a salon down the road, so she at least knows what she's doing. I've been her guinea pig a lot this past summer, especially since I didn't go anywhere, bringing us closer than we've ever been. Seth and I are still close, but it has been easier to talk with Valerie since everything that's happened. I feel like Seth is cautious when he is around me, unable to find the right words to say because I told him I never wanted to talk about the accident.

When my hair is finished, I throw on a pair of my signature blue jeans with a grey V-neck top and my black vans, grabbing my bag before leaving my room, stopping when I spot Valerie leaning against my door frame.

"You have such beautiful hazel eyes, just like your dad," Valerie speaks softly. I give her a small smile and blink back my watery eyes, not wanting to cry on my first day. "I think I have something that will complete your look," she says with a grin and walks over to me, handing me a blue velvet case. 

I look up at her, and she nods, telling me to open it. I open up the blue case, gasping at the beautiful silver necklace that lies within. I pick up the necklace to get a better look. 

It is the infinity sign with small lettering engraved on it that says, "Paul and Elaine," my parent's names. The heat rises to my cheeks as the tears threaten to spill, no longer able to hold myself anymore.

"This is so incredibly beautiful, Valerie. I love it so much, thank you." I pull her in for a hug, the tears coming down with a vengeance. 

"They will always be here with you, Scar, remember that. The necklace is the least I could do, so no need to thank me." She pulls away from my hug and winks. "Have a good day. I hope you like your new school." Valerie turns on her heels and walks away.

As soon as I see her blonde hair disappear, I quickly clasp the necklace around my neck, check my mascara, and lock my bedroom door. 

Well, here goes nothing!