Letting Go, Page 2

  Chapter 2

  The sun peaked through the curtains of the RV right into Granger’s eyes. He turned his head to find Carly there. She looked so peaceful with her dark hair spread out across his chest. She even had a hint of a smile on her lips. Happiness bloomed in his chest. He never imagined it would have been like that. He felt guilty about pressing last night but he could stand it no longer. He pushed the dark hair out of her forehead and kissed her, careful not to wake her. He had to go home to change and get ready for work, but he didn’t want to leave. He didn’t want their time together to stop, even for a necessity like work. He watched her for a few moments more and with a sigh slipped out of the RV.

  At home, he showered and replayed the night in his head. It was wonderful. He remembered that he wanted to kiss every freckle. I didn’t see the one right behind her ear because it was too dark. Oh well, guess I will have to start over and try again. He thought to himself smiling and started whistling his favorite song. He hadn’t wanted to whistle since Alice had died and it felt good to express himself like that once again.

  He went to gather his clothes for work when he saw the box in his closet. He opened it and smiled. It was his great grandmother’s ring, an heirloom. He knew who he wanted to give it to but knew it was way too soon, but he would eventually get to that point, especially if last night were any indication.

  He finished his prep and decided to go and kiss Carly awake before he left for work. He had never felt such happiness since Carly wanted him and Alice to be the Godparents of her son Justin. Thinking of them had set a guilty and sad feeling in his chest. He knew Alice would want him to be happy, but he still missed her, Justin and Frankie. He shook the negative thoughts away, nothing was going to dim his happiness today. “She would be happy for us.” He said as he looked at himself in the rearview mirror.

  Chapter 3

  The sky looked bluer, the flowers had more color to them and the world seemed more miraculous. He drove his sedan toward Carly’s place. She was sleeping so well this morning, she looked so peaceful. He hadn’t seen her look like that in a while and it brought a smile to his face knowing he was the one who had done that for her.

  “What the…?”

  He pulled into her driveway and looked around confused. The RV was gone as well as the lawn chairs that she always had out front. The garden gnomes she had left by her makeshift patio were even gone. The only thing left was the clothes line where she loved to put her sheets out on to dry. She always said it made them smell like sunshine.

  On her clothes line was an envelope swaying in the breeze. He stepped out of his car walking up to the envelope and noticed that it had his name on it. Dread filled his heart swallowing up all hope as he read the note:

  G,

  I am so sorry. I can’t do this. Forgive me.

  C.

  Granger fell to his knees and looked down at the note crumbled in his hand. With tears in his eyes, he realized that instead of pushing her to let go of the past, he had pushed her to let go of him. He had been wrong, so wrong.

  About the Author

  Rena Janssen has lived in a small town in Tennessee for the majority of her life. She considers herself a jill-of-trades. She attended Chattanooga State Technical Community College receiving her diploma/license in Cosmetology in 2000. She loved the way her work it would help people feel better about themselves and still occasionally has clients. She also holds her diploma in Wildlife Conservation, and has trained in medical transcription but has always had a love of the literary world. Rena’s father-in-law introduced her to photography where she grew to love that art also. She is married to her soul mate for 10 years and is the mother of a beautiful little girl. She decided to become a stay at home mom and pursue her calling in writing.

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