Avalance: What The Future May Hold

Chapter 3

"Sara..."

"Who is this?"

"Is everything alright?"

"What are you not telling us?"

"How did this happen?"

"Will she be okay?"

"What's going on?"

The team kept on asking me questions all at once, waiting for answers. Answers that I did not like, nor asking questions I wanted to answer. Then there was my favorite one yet- "How could you not tell us about whoever this person is? We are your team Sara, your family. Family doesn't keep secrets." Oh Zari. The is the worst question yet. This is one question I could go without hearing.

"Not now Zari." I reply, while holding Kailyn's hand. "And if you knew my family you would have to rethink your previous statement." Ava then walks around the bed chair where Kailyn is and sits beside me. I am just waiting for her to yell and scream at me and tell me that I am a terrible person that she wishes she had never called her girlfriend, when she does what I least expect. But of course she does this. Why? Because she is Ava Sharpe- world's best girlfriend and world's best human.

"Sara, I don't care about us not knowing about her. Your life outside of this team, your private life, is your private life, whether you trust me enough to tell me or not. I don't care. But what I do care about is the fact that you have been distant with the team, as well as me, your girlfriend. I care about you so much. I love you so much. But were you ever going to tell them? If not them then me?" And now I have tears in my eyes. Great. Just great.

"I love you Ava and of course I trust you. I trust with my life, what kind of question is that? And yes I was going to tell you guys about her, who she is, what she means to me, and our relationship. But I was never ready to bring back certain memories. I'm sorry." By the time I had finished Ava had a small smile on her beautiful lips. She then takes my hand that is not occupied by Kailyn and holds it.

"Hey can you guys go to the bridge?" I ask. They all nod their heads and leave. Ava starts to get up when I pull her back down. "Not you Aves. We need to talk about this mess. The one that I recall calling my life."

"Okay?" I can hear the nervousness in her voice. I bet she hears it in mine too.

"What I am about to tell you only three people in the entire world know. Me, this girl, and someone who is now dead. Will you promise me that after I tell you this you will not think any less of me?"

"Ya, of course. I promise. Sara nothing you say can ever make me think less of you."

"Well you might want to rethink that." I say. I know she will. I just have small hope that I am wrong.

"I won't. I already made that decision when I became your girlfriend." I am sure glad I heard that. I needed that extra push to not cry. I take a deep breath and Ava watches as I finish putting on the left wrist brace on Kailyn's wrist. I take another deep breath and kiss my daughter's forehead. I turn and look at Ava. It's going to be a long and painful day. And it's only 9:32am.