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your way out?”
She nodded and walked out of the office. Sam was right. Lily didn’t take all of her things, so she’d be back. I would have to wait until she was to talk to her and apologize.
****
Lily
I pulled up the driveway and an even worse sickness took over me. I walked up the steps of the porch and opened the front door with my shaking hand. I heard my mother’s voice in the kitchen and, when I stood in the doorway, she turned and looked at me.
“Lily. What—”
The minute she said my name, the tears began to stream down my face.
“Oh, baby. Come here,” she said as she held out her arms.
I walked over to her as she wrapped her arms around me and I cried, just like I did when I was a child.
“What happened?” she asked sympathetically as she walked me into the living room.
We sat down on the loveseat and I told her everything. Right down to the day I left Seattle.
“Lily, the accident was not your fault. How could he blame you like that?”
I told her exactly how I felt and the reason I came back here.
“Where’s Brynn?” I asked as I wiped my eyes.
“She and Hunter went out. They’ll be back later.”
“So they’re still together?” I asked. It was a subject that both of us avoided when we talked over the phone.
“Yes.”
I asked my mother for a glass of wine, and when she went to get it, I sat there and thought about Hunter and Brynn. After all that happened, they were still together. Maybe that was why I was a part of Hunter’s life. So he could meet Brynn. The two of them must have really loved each other to still be together. Maybe they had the passion that Luke and I did. I didn’t know and I didn’t want to know. I was handed my glass of wine and my mother asked me if she could get me something to eat. Food wasn’t really on my agenda. I still became sick with each bite. I got up from the couch and took my suitcase up to my old room. It looked the same as it did the day I left.
“I never touched it,” my mother said as she stood in the doorway. “The maids dust it once a week. I wanted it exactly the same in case you came back.”
I looked out my window at the gazebo that sat in the middle of lawn, surrounded by flowers. My dad had it built for me when I was a kid. He told me that it was my very own special place to go when I was having a bad day or just needed to think. I liked to play my guitar there. Everyone, including the staff, knew that when I was in my gazebo, I wasn’t to be disturbed. It was my sanctuary and my safe haven. A place where all my troubles disappeared the minute I stepped inside.
“Excuse me, Mother,” I said as I walked out of my room and out to the gazebo.
I took in a deep breath before stepping inside because I wanted all my troubles to magically go away. After a few moments, I heard something. I froze in place and it seemed like time stood still.
“Hi, Lily,” Brynn said with a soft voice.
I had to compose myself before turning around to face her. Once I took in several deep breaths, I slowly turned around and saw my sister standing there before me, with tears in her eyes.
“Brynn.”
“It’s so good to see you,” she said nervously.
“We have a lot of talking to do,” I said.
“I know. It’s been a long time,” she replied.
Looking at her didn’t make me as sick to my stomach as I thought it would. Maybe it was because I was already sick enough over Luke. I looked across the way and saw our mother walking towards us.
“I think the two of you should go out to dinner. Talk over some greasy food like you used to. I think that maybe a public place would be best for your first time talk.”
“I agree. Is Cabala’s still around?” I asked Brynn.
“Yeah. It is. I’ll drive.” She smiled.
I climbed into her car and we drove off to the place that made the best lobster macaroni and cheese in the world. I could tell Brynn was uncomfortable and that she was on pins and needles waiting for me to explode and go off on
She nodded and walked out of the office. Sam was right. Lily didn’t take all of her things, so she’d be back. I would have to wait until she was to talk to her and apologize.
****
Lily
I pulled up the driveway and an even worse sickness took over me. I walked up the steps of the porch and opened the front door with my shaking hand. I heard my mother’s voice in the kitchen and, when I stood in the doorway, she turned and looked at me.
“Lily. What—”
The minute she said my name, the tears began to stream down my face.
“Oh, baby. Come here,” she said as she held out her arms.
I walked over to her as she wrapped her arms around me and I cried, just like I did when I was a child.
“What happened?” she asked sympathetically as she walked me into the living room.
We sat down on the loveseat and I told her everything. Right down to the day I left Seattle.
“Lily, the accident was not your fault. How could he blame you like that?”
I told her exactly how I felt and the reason I came back here.
“Where’s Brynn?” I asked as I wiped my eyes.
“She and Hunter went out. They’ll be back later.”
“So they’re still together?” I asked. It was a subject that both of us avoided when we talked over the phone.
“Yes.”
I asked my mother for a glass of wine, and when she went to get it, I sat there and thought about Hunter and Brynn. After all that happened, they were still together. Maybe that was why I was a part of Hunter’s life. So he could meet Brynn. The two of them must have really loved each other to still be together. Maybe they had the passion that Luke and I did. I didn’t know and I didn’t want to know. I was handed my glass of wine and my mother asked me if she could get me something to eat. Food wasn’t really on my agenda. I still became sick with each bite. I got up from the couch and took my suitcase up to my old room. It looked the same as it did the day I left.
“I never touched it,” my mother said as she stood in the doorway. “The maids dust it once a week. I wanted it exactly the same in case you came back.”
I looked out my window at the gazebo that sat in the middle of lawn, surrounded by flowers. My dad had it built for me when I was a kid. He told me that it was my very own special place to go when I was having a bad day or just needed to think. I liked to play my guitar there. Everyone, including the staff, knew that when I was in my gazebo, I wasn’t to be disturbed. It was my sanctuary and my safe haven. A place where all my troubles disappeared the minute I stepped inside.
“Excuse me, Mother,” I said as I walked out of my room and out to the gazebo.
I took in a deep breath before stepping inside because I wanted all my troubles to magically go away. After a few moments, I heard something. I froze in place and it seemed like time stood still.
“Hi, Lily,” Brynn said with a soft voice.
I had to compose myself before turning around to face her. Once I took in several deep breaths, I slowly turned around and saw my sister standing there before me, with tears in her eyes.
“Brynn.”
“It’s so good to see you,” she said nervously.
“We have a lot of talking to do,” I said.
“I know. It’s been a long time,” she replied.
Looking at her didn’t make me as sick to my stomach as I thought it would. Maybe it was because I was already sick enough over Luke. I looked across the way and saw our mother walking towards us.
“I think the two of you should go out to dinner. Talk over some greasy food like you used to. I think that maybe a public place would be best for your first time talk.”
“I agree. Is Cabala’s still around?” I asked Brynn.
“Yeah. It is. I’ll drive.” She smiled.
I climbed into her car and we drove off to the place that made the best lobster macaroni and cheese in the world. I could tell Brynn was uncomfortable and that she was on pins and needles waiting for me to explode and go off on
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