Tuesday, December 4, 2007

My Chapter's End

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The prompt for this week: The Promise

"Hello."

The sound of his voice suddenly had my heart beating fast. Excitement and fear mingle and threaten to overwhelm me.

"Hi, Derek. How are you? It has been a long time."

I tried to sound nonchalant, like the call has not shaken me to the bone, hoping that it is how I came across.

“Yes.”

A pregnant pause. My heart started to beat faster when I thought it was already working full time. I waited for his next words with dread.

“I have met someone new.”

My heart shattered into a million pieces and I realized that I was not totally over him even after several months of separation.

He was expecting a lot of drama, a shouting match even and so he was surprised when I said,

“Good. I know you might not believe it, but I really am happy for you. Thank you for letting me know.”

“We made a promise to each other before that if this time comes, we would call the other and let him/her know. I stay true to my promise to you.”

He has always been a man of his word, it was one of the reasons why I loved him so.

“Thanks Derek. I am glad that I know. Take care and stay happy.”

“Goodbye Sophie. Take care of yourself.”

“Goodbye Derek.”

Click. The end of the conversation has a ring of finality to it. And I realized that I have finally ended that chapter of my life. I am glad for the call, no matter how bleak the news was. It allowed me to have closure and move on.

So that’s how a man I used to love kept his promise and broke my heart in doing so. But no matter how hard it was for me then, I was glad it happened because I was not kept waiting and wanting. I was glad I had my chapter’s end.

4 comments:

Keith's Ramblings said...

...and hopefully a new chapter begins. At least he kept his promise,so you can look forward not back.

Mary Timme said...

And I'm glad for you! Not everything ends. I'm glad this one did. You are in a much better place for going through it all.

paisley said...

this was sorrowful,, but empowering int he same moment... you found honesty,, and someone that maintained a degree if dignity in this world,, where both of those things are more often than not tossed to the wayside... that in itself was a reward...

Rob Kistner said...

How sad, and how difficult to endure at the moment it occurs...

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