UNYIELDING HEARTS
RA'S
ait for it to stop completely before
o?" The c
he curb and heads towards home. Although in my
farthest away from here, I scroll through my contacts and lan
learly, I wait as the phone rings and
e too many holidays alone with no family over the y
knows they are already busy, like they should be, with family and closer
e of them after all these years. When the phone rings a th
vacation before my next assignment. Hence the vacation I was supposed to ta
ace and know his shocked expression will neve
ept Florida. Rumor has it that is where my next assignment takes me, and hell if I can't w
ms take me far away when I look out the window of
email, she finally picks up and I notice I let o
a! Is t
" I say, as the time its been since I've seen her sets in and the sound of
eau needed to keep eyes on her ex, it was hard not to break
o make on a job. But when you live your life one fake identity
you can't help but walk alone through, especiall
lie says too eagerly, and I begin to se
Jack, Hailey and Laura. God girl
ble. Depressed. Possibly suicidal. No, never that last one. But d
etter,"
sks, concern lacing her voice a
Can't a girl just call an old fr
me on my bullshit and making me remember why I knew I couldn
t to break anytime soon to let her know the truth to my call. Her? I'm not so sure, but then she bl
to Ke
that my master plan seems to be mysteriously worki
to our rental. He isn't using it, and we had fewe
y," I lie as her grunts of distrust a
Key West?" I laugh, even though this is exactly
perfect, seeing my next jo
ound. She argues with whatever he said in a way only a teasing wife could, before I hear slight laughter an
em, even more than I thought I did. Silently, I sit as th
The one reason why maybe I did vanish without a tra
he holiday. What more could you ask for?" Julie laughs
behind at the restaurant. My eyes close as my mind wanders and I think about h
xt two weeks worse than I have any other year
er should have hesitated on to begin with. Especially si
diately met with a loud excited
nd tears prick the backs of my eyes know
u what flight I book. Oh, and Julie! Tell your