Lusty Lakehouse

CRUEL REALITIES

I woke to the sounds of light raindrops on the window seal. In a deep sea of blankets. Grasping at the warm side of the bed,I noticed he was gone. I scan the room to find a single red rose on the bedside table and a tiny note that read "The only thing one can count on is that no one else can truly be counted on, I'm sorry my Love". A wave of pain crashed over me, my heart dropped into my stomach. I felt as if my world had been pushed off its axes. To weak to move,to confused to think, and overwhelmingly broken.

How could he do this to me?!? I screamed between my clenched teeth. Now hot with anger, I yanked on my clothes. grabbed my purse and barreled out the hotel door. The now pouring rain mocking my emotions as I stepped out onto the busy sidewalk. reality all to real. I managed to call my friend Wendy, between sobs and muffled explanations. "He's gone Wendy, what did I do to push him away"? My eyes swollen and burning with hot tears". He's not mature enough to deal with a commitment, some guys are terrified of it". Wendy continues to try and peace the relationship together, and simultaneously cheer me up to no avail. We pull down my street, just blocks from my house, when suddenly my stomach twists and I feel nauseous. "Pull over Wendy! I'm gonna be sick". "You're not pregnant are you"? Wendy eyeing me cautiously. "Bite your tongue witch!" I manage to say to her as I proceed to vomit violently. "Raven is it a possibility?" Wendy's concerned look only gave me more doubt. When was my last period? had I missed it?

We entered the lake house, I darted straight to the bathroom. Pulled the pregnancy test from the linen closet, tore into the package, and steady myself on the toilet. I could hear Wendy pacing in the living room. The minutes ticked by like hours. I forced my eyes to focus. The control window ensuring the test was working properly, I now viewed the results..."Wendy, I'm Pregnant!".  I cried out. "Let me in Raven". Wendy called out. I stubble from the bathroom. More shocked and terrified, then hurt.

Wendy stood motionless. "Are you going to keep the baby Raven?" But the more she spoke it sounded more like a weird warped language I had never heard before. My knees began to shake, my head dizzy with confusion. My eyes narrowed to a tunnel like view and then nothing. Total blackness.

When I awoke, Wendy was standing over me terrified and confused. "Are you okay Raven"? I had busted my nose on the dinning table during my fall. Looking like a scene  straight out of a horror movie. I began to laugh like a lunatic." Well Wendy, if you couldn't tell I'm a hot mess".  She helped me from the floor and steadied me to the couch. "I need to call Tristan". I said terrified and visibly uneasy.

As I waited, the rings from the the telephone seemed loud and nerve racking...my heart aching and my emotions all over the place.  Tristan  finally answered on the fifth ring. "Raven, I know I messed up". He said in a soft quite voice. "Never mind that Tristan, Tristan, I'm pregnant".  There was a long deafening silence. Then he replied. "Are you at the lake house?  Stay where you're at I'm on my way."