Impossible Love

Chapter 10

Samantha’s P.O.V

    Life is amazing as long as you know how to live it. It consists of ups and downs. 

    One day can be the best day of your life, and then the next you find out you’re pregnant, one of your family members died or, in my case, you find out your best friend’s brother and boss has given you to the one person you’re running away from.

    “What do you mean it’s for my good, Raymond? He put me inside a cell for no reason!” I scream at him as I stand up from the dinner table. He takes a sip of his wine and calmly tells me to sit back down. 

    “It’s only for him to get his money back. You will not spend more than a weekend with him.” He says, taking another bite from his plate. I scoff and roll my eyes. Jessica, who has been looking back and forth between us, clears her throat and says, “Uhm… so… does that mean I won’t see Sam for two days?” 

    Raymond, calm as always, cleans the sides of his mouth and says, “Yes, that is correct.” Jessica nods slowly before saying, “Then I’m going with her.” 

    This must’ve shocked Raymond as much as it did me because he spit his drink at the same time a piece of chicken decided to go down the wrong pipe and I started choking before we both exclaimed, “What?!” 

    She looked at us both as if we’re crazy while we recovered from our shock before saying, “Well, Samantha and I took them on together, we escaped them together, we come in a package deal. It’s either both of us or neither of us.” Raymond, who has been shaking his head this entire time, says, “No. Tom is hellbent on getting you to be his girl and that’s not happening as long as I have a say in it.” 

    At this, Jessica stands abruptly surprising us both and says, “Don’t you think that’s my choice to make, Raymond?” 

    There’s a huge silence after she says that. She has never. Ever. Called her brother Raymond. He’s so shocked he doesn’t even know what to say as Jessica continues to go off saying, “All my life I’ve been told ‘Jessica, don’t do that’ or ‘Jessica, you can’t do this’ or ‘This is how things are going to be Jess’ I’m so done with it. I want to make my own mistakes and learn from them. I don’t want to be told what to do anymore. I will date whoever I want, I will kiss whoever I want, I will do whatever I desire because I know it’s what I want to do. I don’t want to be the protected little girl who doesn’t know what she wants and is only doing what her big brother believes is easier for her. I’m going to decide whether or not I will date this guy and you’re not going to have a say in it unless you want me out of your life forever. And I mean that Ray. I’ve had enough of your overprotectiveness bullshit.” And with that, she leaves the room.

     Leaving a heartbroken Raymond behind.