Finding Her: A Tale of Tragedy which leads to Love

ve him a wry smile and studied him, he was extremely tall, and dark in complexion, just like Brian. He was also wearing a pair of glasses, I couldn't tell if they were medicated or

bably the

r taken notice of this bar. It gave off a different and unique vibe as opposed to the ones I

's fingers and realized t

y, what?"

hot, like coffee. It seems like y

eplied and turned my head to

he place," He said as he ha

ed. I haven't noticed this bar before

old building here but it was renovated

it earlier. I only came to the be

ve. They did a good job". I said

the counter. I looked at the shelves and admired the bottle of tequila staring at me. I had a horrible his

lready tipsy, you should just wait

en to my s

a shot glass. The next thing I knew, I had

at I thought of before plop

ma'am?

ice, I could n

, and the rain is gone

ia

around. No one was there again, j

dru

, I'

his face with my hands, barely seeing. "Hey Brian,

eone else. You have to go home, we

you, life has been extremely difficult without you. I'm so glad you'r

ou Brian. Don't leave me again, please," I said with tears in my eyes and hug

een hard and painful" I lay on the bare fl

sleep. The last words I kept hearing were, "Ma'

an keep call

I d

*

headache w

I do la

king for a better position to continue sleeping because I did not have the

rn to me. I plead

he bed, stretched, and let out a painful groan, then slowly opened my eyes and met two

u

and what are they

so con

wly coming back to me. I suddenly he

hell is g

ctly is

shock. I kept hitting the pillow on his face. When he was able to ascertain what was going on, he grabbed my pillow from my hands. I did not care,

n?! What are you guys doi

t?". The guy beside me asked. He was s

ou doing in my house??".

does this look like your

hard look,

s look like your place??" The confused g

ell is goi

is place

he hell

t you?!!!" I shouted as I shook in fear. The

ollowed you to your bed" The other of

said, I felt ex

he turned to me, "Listen, do you re

s, it was rai

your condition so I helped you into this room. I wanted to leave but you did not want me to. You forced me to lie beside you. I wai

it

d, trying to conceal my sha

again. I found mysel

work on your drinking

I said, loo

t taking breaks in my very eyes. Work on your drinking problem so you don't find yourself in this situation and blame people wrongly. All I did w

uldn't depict what they thought of me from their eyes but I knew they fe

s I stood there, all eyes on me. I felt my eyes welling up, I

ke Brian shouted. I felt the tears pouring down my cheeks

*

eering wheel, scre

wrong wi

ten to thi

ng with you

what he said in my head

one, with no one around me which was my f

to turn to ex

c my story was but

's engine when I received a call. I

u

My mum was working in the States so returning was always a very difficult thing to do. She started working abroad a few years back but

s reasons, she did not come. She did not return when he die

he always tried to be there

so hard to sound e

ave you been doing Jen?? Are you

s I looked in the rearview mirror. My hair was all over the place, my

d too much fun last

better than

much fun wi

. I didn't tell her about all that happened after

s at work." I replied

look, "Are you hiding s

kay," I said,

love, I went through the same after losin

at and forcing back the te

ant it, she was the only one I

my baby. I'll be

ple

u've been saying this for

it, sw

you did, you would

hen looked over her phone. "Sweetheart, I'll call yo

e call

on the passenge

couldn't recall how I found myself on that bed, I recalled downing almost the entire bottle of that tequila, but that wa

igh

I go ba

h embarrassment for a day

a

phone and check

from British Airways last night.

of the deceased for a meeting in rem

ly sorry for al

if you will be a

ith these meetings they do every year to commemorate the lives lost

ly? ". I continued," This will not bring

it was stated that the mee

th her mum which was held after the tragic accident. She mentioned how emotional and uncomfortable it was. Everyone was sobbi

ings, I still felt guilty for not attending. So I responded

saster, so this should be a go

ng home, dreading seeing Brian's fam