Broken Pieces

Untitled Episode 7

Walking into my house, I turned to shut the door and lock it. I go to my couch and lay down to put my hands over my face. What on earth is happening now? I understand they want to find the child of their family. There is no way it could be. My birth mother was a slut. She would sleep with anyone for drugs. I will do the test to help them find who they are looking for. Why wasn’t the father there with the other family members? Maybe he is waiting for the results to meet the child. I don’t know or care honestly.

I needed to call Ava and Eva to come over.

Walking up the stairs to my bedroom, so I can get into my pajamas. I put my phone on speaker and called Ave and Eva. Hey doll, Ava said. Hey butter butt, said Eva. Haha, Eva! Really butter butt. She laughs with Ava. Why are you calling us? I need you both here like now. It’s an emergency. I had the strangest dinner tonight with my parents and need my besties. Make sure to bring clothes too, because it is an all-night emergency. "I’m on my way with the fireball," Eva said.I’m on my way with the

Pizza," Ava said. See you soon. Bye.

I made my way downstairs to the whiskey bar I have in my dining room. I opened the mini-fridge to get a coke. I hear a knock on my door as I’m making my drink. I opened the door thinking it was my girls to come save my meltdown. Only it's not them. Why are you here, and how did you find out where I live? He looks down at me with a smirk. I investigate you with the PI, so I know everything I need to know. Wow, you’re a stocker, that is why you are standing at my door now. Not exactly I’m here to have a chat. Who says we need to chat? I said all I needed at dinner.

No, you walk out of dinner. I walked out because I was done with the conversation. Are you going to let me in, so we can finish talking? I’m done talking so you can turn around and go. Aren’t you just a feisty little thing? Mr. Night you have no idea how feisty I can get. I stand straighter with my arms across my chest, ready to go 12 rounds with this cocky man. He leans in, so his mouth is next to my ear and says" I will find out soon enough just how feisty you get". He turns around and walks away.

I slammed the door and turned around to get my drink. Did this man just show up at my house thinking we still had something to talk about? Still mad, I drink my whole drink in one gulp. I walked back to the bar for another drink. I looked down at what I was wearing to realize I had just answered my door in a tank top and booty shorts. I went upstairs to text Ava and Eva to just come in when they got here.

Ava walks in with the pizza, and she takes it to the kitchen. She goes to get her a whiskey and coke. Reiley, do I need to make you a drink too? No Ava, I’m good now. I just made myself one before you got here. Come on Ava, sit down and get comfortable. When is Eva going to get her? I have no clue Ava. I left my phone upstairs in my room. I don’t want to talk to my parents now. I need time to process everything from dinner. Dinner couldn’t have been that bad girl, Ava said.

When Eva gets here, I will totally explain how badly dinner went and why my parents are so worried. Girl, you know she will show up right about the time you are passed out. Ava isn’t always that late. She lives in her own time zone. We both busted out laughing. What are you two brats laughing at? We turned our heads to Eva standing at the door. We are laughing because you live in your own time zone. You show up when you want to. Bitches I live for me and only me. Now it is time for shots and juicy details of how butter butt dinner went tonight.

Girls, my night went from good to bad real fast. For the first time in years, I showed up early for dinner, even got mom flowers and dad's beer. I planned to make this Friday night dinner great. I left work early and got ready to enjoy my evening catching up with my parents. I told mom I wanted to try harder at spending more time with them instead of working so much. Ava pointed that out the other night at her house too. I need to stop keeping my life busy, so I don’t have to heal from my past traumas.

So, I’m going to be better at having a personal life instead of fearing getting hurt. Plus, dad pointed out I’m a workaholic. Honestly, I have noticed I tend to overwork myself, so I don’t have to deal with all the things bottled up in my head. Reiley, you do know that is your coping mechanism for how you handle your emotions. Yes, Eva, I do that because if I deal with my bottled-up issues, I get so angry, I black out and let the anger take over. That is why I try so hard not to get mad. The only place I don't seem to get angry is work.

Reiley, we have been friends for the last 10 years. I remember you in high school. You were the shy quit girl that enjoyed being invisible. When we get to college, you start to be alive and come out of your shell to be put in a box. When you met Jacob, you became everything he wanted you to be. You thought it was love. Yes, you got burned and haven’t tried again because you are scared to let some see you. I understand why you lock the door on the wall you built around your heart. You care and love all the people around you. Thanks, Eva.

You two see you for me and that is why I love you so much. That is why you are my best friend. I can let loose and be free with you guy. I know my parents are the same. I need to let go of the hurt from the past, so I can move on. It is time to find myself. I have never truly tried. I’m a broken little girl in an adult body. That is why I don’t talk about the past and shut down