You're My Gravity.
Memories
I place the last play on the keyboard when there is mumbling outside. I wipe my hands with a clean cloth and walk towards the door. "Sandra?" the person says "It's Corey." I sigh an open the door to the guy.
"Corey.. What... " I look at his eyes and then at my husband who was barely lasting on his own feet. "oh my gosh, enter. Place him on the couch." he nods and I move to the side to Corey can practically drag Mike to the couch. He lets Mike drop on the couch and sighs, running his hand through his hair. Mike laughs, gets comfortable and begins to snore. "what happened?" I ask. I knew what happened. i can already tell.
"had too many drinks. I thought..." I raise my hand up to stop him from talking. I have heard enough.
"Thank you. Would you like some water?" he nods and we enter the cool tile floor of the kitchen. I grab two cups and give him iced water. " I would ask how you knew where we lived, buy I rather not touch remember."
"I agree." he says. His eyes roam and smiles as they land on Sophia's high chair. "She's very beautiful. She looks a lot like you. What's her name?"
"Sophia." I reply quickly.
"Sandra... I'm really sorry. From the deepest part of my heart." I shake my head.
"Corey, please." he stands up and walks towards me. The breakfast bar table, the only thing that kept us separate.
"You almost killed me and my twins, when I was pregnant. How can I ever forgive you?"
"when I went to jail, I remembered all the memories we had and I was so jealous, cause it wasn't me who you were with. You were with that drunk ass over there. I was angry because I couldn't save the relationship we had."
"and you thought by killing me was one way to go?" I letnout a dry chuckle "you're very smart, Corey. Want a cookie?"
"Sandra. It's not what I mean." I laugh and let the cup drop on the sink.
"Corey, I'd you thought that I was going to suddenly forgive you for your actions towards me and my family simply by bringing my husband back home, you're very mistaken." he sighs.
"you have changed, Sandy.. This wasn't you." I cringe at his words.
Change?
Of course I've changed. I was now a mother, a wife and a cancer fighter. But there was only one person I could blame for the change in the beginning.
"Corey, Corey, Corey. You changed Me." he let's the glass fall, and it shatters. Just like i did in front of him those years that I pushed behind me. "You never stood up for me. You laughed. Just like everybody else did. I wasn't your girlfriend that day. I was just another one of your victims. You became my bully. I will NEVER forget the day, I pleaded you to hold me and tell me everything was going to be fine, but instead you laughed."
"Sandra.. I'm sorry. "
"I don't want to hear it, Corey.. It's years too late. Way too many years too late."
"Sandra!"
"LEAVE!" I screamed at him, tears running down my face, memories flashing in my mind. "YOU NEVER LOVED ME!"
"mommy?" I looked up to see Alex rubbing his eyes. "who's that?" I wipe my face. "are you crying?"
"no baby, I was just chopping onions... He's an old pal. He was going to leave."
"bye mister!" Alex exclaims and walks back to his room. Corey looks at me and than down.
"Goodbye Sandra."
Finally!! They talked, yessss! This was so freaking necessary to have this conversation. I love that they can still laugh and joke admist all of this pain, despite everything they really do love each other
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