Coming from a broken family and a failed marriage, happiness was a short term thing for Cora Adams. She longs for the day when she will finally have her own perfect family. However, when she thought everything was falling back into pieces, her past...
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Cora Adams stood outside the building as she gazed at her surrounding, the busy street. People were busy walking to reach their destination as cars zoomed past them. The street was filled with noises.
Cora's eyes started to get teary again and she did not dare to blink. With a sigh, she started to walk towards the waiting taxi. Closing the door, she told the driver to take her to the airport.
She felt his eyes on her and she turned to him one last time. Her emerald eyes met his chocolate brown ones. He was standing in front of his car, in his black suit with his hands inside his pant pockets. Both had no expression on their face.
They held their gaze until the taxi drove far away, creating a long distance between them just like the distance they used to have in their now-ended marriage.
Maybe it wasn't meant to be, thought Cora as the taxi stopped in front of the airport. Within half an hour she found herself sitting on the plane ready to take off. This is it, thought Cora, time to make a fresh start.
She had borrowed enough money from Stella Charles, her high school best friend which she is planning to use to start her new beginning.
Leaving all her things behind only taking important ones with her, Cora wants to start her future with no trace of the past.
Good Bye Hunter Woods, was the last thought of her past before the plane took off to LA leaving New York behind. She glanced down at New York one last time before turning away from the window.
A cabin crew came to serve her the wine she asked. "Your wine, Miss Adams," said the cabin crew as he gave her a polite smile.
It felt strange hearing her surname. No more Mrs.Wood. She glanced at her now empty ring finger. It felt light for not wearing the huge diamond anymore.
To a new beginning, she said in her mind before raising the glass towards her lips and gulping down the wine.