I wonder if Mayson remembers what the thirty-first of May is significant for. Eight years ago it was a Saturday night, one week before graduation. God has smiled down at me because it is on a Saturday night this year. I proposed eight years ago and I am going to propose again. I have only a few days to get all of my plans together. Mayson is at an alumni meeting in Arkansas so I have time to plan. My first stop is going to be her Mom and Dad’s house. Her mom had one special thing I needed for that night. Graduation Night It had been the best week of my life and the worst week at the same time. I had asked Mayson to marry me and she had said yes. Our plans were in place for us to get married right before my classes started at Penn State. She was going to enroll in courses at a local community college and start her studies in architecture. When she didn’t show up at the football field to leave town with me, my world shattered. Amelia had seen her leave town, but I couldn’t underst
Holden and I had been back together now for three months. He said he had a surprise for me and said he wanted me to get dressed up. I had no idea of where we were going so I settled on a simple white dress with small flowers on it. I always kept one in my wardrobe because it reminded me of the night that Holden had given me the engagement ring at Antonio’s in Clinton. It was the most romantic night we had ever had together. Antonio’s Restaurant (eight years ago) I could never imagine that Holden would have bought me an engagement ring. We had been saving up for the last year to pay for rent on the apartment we were going to live in while he was at Penn State. His family was well off, but his step father wouldn’t allow his mother to give him any extra money. He would save the money he earned working with my dad to get the things he really wanted. I was so proud of becoming his wife. It was the most beautiful ring that I had ever seen. It was a Keepsake Diamond setting. They didn
I feel like my world has just exploded. I knew that Jennifer did not take our break up well, but how could she tell such a lie. There is no way she is pregnant with my baby. She could be doing this just to get back at me for the breakup. Mayson had left the table and walked out of the entrance door. I needed to talk to her now and keep Jennifer away from her. I will deal with that lying bitch soon enough. I could tell by the look on her face that a panic attack was about to start. I would not let her be alone to deal with that. “Holden, let her go, you know that you need to be with me and this baby. This baby is our miracle to bring us back together. You have no business being with her, she betrayed you once and left you. She will do it again.” “What the actual fuck, Jennifer? You don’t know one thing about Mayson and you need to keep your opinions to yourself. We do not belong together. I belong with Mayson, and only her. Now get out of my way, I need to talk to her.” Jennifer l
I don’t remember a minute of the drive back to the house. I thanked the driver and walked up to the front door. I was hesitant to even walk inside. I had finally stopped crying. I am worried I may start all over again. I have so many questions that I do not know the answers to. Do I really want to move back to my parent’s house and not see Holden? I lived eight years without him before, but did I want to live that hollow life again. Since I had come back to town I feel like I am whole again. The piece that was missing from my heart was back. I am faced with the fact that Holden could have been lying to me about the use of protection. If that is so, can I forgive him. He has a baby on the way. I wanted to be the one that was carrying his first child, not some ex-girlfriend. This baby will bind him and Jennifer forever. Do I want to live my life as a third wheel? Will our children suffer because of this unplanned pregnancy? And the biggest question, do I still want to marry Holden?
The look on Mayson’s face was priceless when she walked into the kitchen. She had expected her beloved Holden, not the one person that utterly despises her. She says as soon as she sees me “What the hell are you doing here?” I wasn’t ready to have my conversation with her yet so I hit her with the closest thing I could reach - a rolling pin that was on the counter. She went down quickly. She wouldn’t be out long which was good. I had a lot I needed to tell her. Things I have been wanting to tell her for years. Then I will put the rest of my plan in place, that will get her out of my way permanently and Holden out of my way for a long time. With them out of the way, the project will have to stop. This town does not deserve to succeed. I wish I could burn it to the ground after all it has done to me. I will be long gone from this hell hole before anyone knows that I have been behind everything. The best part of the plan is that she won’t live long enough to tell anyone. Holden will go
Before heading home, I rode by The Cole’s house to see if Mayson’s car was there. I praised God when I saw that it wasn’t there. I have to hope though that she was at our house and had not left town again. I need her more than I think she realizes. I cannot live without her, not again. These last eight years have been empty without her. We belong together no matter what. I was so relieved to see her car still in the driveway of our house. I hope she is still awake. I really want to talk to her before this night is over. I hate how things were when she left Antonio’s. The hurt in her eyes ripped my heart out. I take in a deep breath before I open the door, because I am not sure what I might be walking into. Mayson is one of the sweetest people I know, but when she is mad, it can get ugly. The redheaded being hot headed saying is very true, especially when they are angry. She was pretty upset when she left the restaurant. Hopefully, she has cooled down some so we can have some type
I received the call from Seth around midnight. I was surprised to hear from him. He was like family just like Holden, but we didn’t communicate that often. “Seth, it’s kind of late to be calling. Is everything okay?” He had a rough childhood with a father that was very cruel, so James and I would open our home to him when things got too intense for him at home. “Martha, you need to wake up James. I need both of you to be together when I tell you something. This is not good news.” “Seth, you are starting to scare me. What is going on? Has something happened to Mayson.” As I was waiting for his answer, I was trying to wake up James. “James, baby, please wake up. Seth is on the phone and he needs to talk to both of us.” James was groggy but he popped up in bed. He knew something was wrong for anyone to call us this late at night. “Seth, I have James with me, please tell us what is going on.” I was so scared that I was shaking. James put his arm around my shoulder to hold on to
I’m sitting here in an interrogation room and I should be with Mayson at the hospital. I have no idea how she is doing. No one will even bother to call the hospital to see if they can get an update. I can’t even call her parents to make sure they are there with her. Someone broke into our house and hurt her. I don’t want her to be alone for one minute in that hospital room. Finally Daniel walks into the interrogation room. I know he has to do his job and investigate what happened. But maybe he would at least call the hospital and see how she is doing. I am going out of my mind with not knowing. “Holden, if you don’t want to answer any questions without a lawyer present, you need to let me know now.” What the actual fuck? Why would I need a lawyer, I haven’t done anything wrong. “Daniel you have to be kidding me. I did not do anything to Mayson. Someone broke into the house and attacked her. I found her on the kitchen floor bleeding. We just got engaged tonight so why would I do