One More Chance: Book 1

Ch.28 - Acceptance

12 weeks...

(Devyn)
Weeks pass by.

My heart still hates the feeling of being alone.

Spending weeks in top of weeks, alone and heartbroken.

I didn't spend any time with friends or family for my 18th birthday.

Just going to school, eat when I need to and sleep.

It's like going through the stages of grief.

No more laughter, smiling, hearing his voice to sooth my pain.

I have to learn to live life without him all over again.

Today, I sit here in my desk chair starting at the blank page before me. Trying to distract myself from my life that's falling part in front of my eyes.

I heard a knock on my door and my mom poked her head in, "Hey, sweetheart. May I come in?"

"Sure."

She walked into my room taking a seat on my bed and smiled slightly, "I know you're going through a lot."

"Can we not, Mom? I don't want to talk about him or anything going on."

I wiped my cheeks, "I want to be happy. But I can't. He took that from me. Ethan always gets what he wants. He took everything from me."

My mom saw how heartbroken I was over the last several weeks through everything.

"I just want to be happy for once."

She hugged me holding me tightly trying her best to give me everything she could to make me happy.

"Come on."

Zed walked in and I looked at him, "You did this for me. Come on."

He pulled me out of my chair, "Let's go."

"Go where?"

"Diner and then we are going to get your mind off of him. You deserve better."

My brother grabbed my hands pulling me out of the chair and he placed his hands on my cheeks.

"No pouting today. No tears until after food. You need to get some food in you. A beverage of some sort maybe a milkshake or two. Once we cover that, you can rant to me."

I smiled and he kissed my forehead, "Get ready. I'll be waiting for you downstairs."

I nodded.

He closed my door and I got dressed wearing my leggings and T-shirt. It was quite warm today so I dressed lightly.

Florida weather after all.

I grabbed my glasses putting them instead of contacts and then my Converse.

After I got ready, I looked in my dresser mirror wiping my cheeks.

I threw my hair up in a messy bun and went on my way downstairs.

"I'm ready."

Zed smiled when he saw me, "I'm driving."

Mom smiled hugging me after she hugged Zed. He bolted out of the door before I could think about going outside.

I shook my head giggling a little and it felt nice to even laugh a little bit.

My brother was leaning against the car and opened my door for me taking my hand as I got in.

....

Zed turned the music down as we were on the road and he comes up to a red light.

"So, Jenna is working tonight at the diner so she is preparing the night for you. Then after, we're going to get ice cream or a milkshake. Whatever you wish for and we are going to the park."