The Apology: A Short Story

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The Apology Rain. So much rain. At this point, Chelsea doesn’t care anymore. She will do anything to be in the presence of her loved one. She feels at ease, carrying Charlie’s umbrella with both hands over her head, shielding the water from ruining her flawless appearance. As she clumsily stumbles through the field, gooey mud sticks to every surface of her tall brown boots. Normally, a girl like Chelsea would go nuts at the mere sight of this mushy brown dirt, yet she doesn’t react. Today, her whole body and soul are focused on facing her inner demons. She will walk up to the man she loves dearly, and apologize for the biggest mistake of her life. Many rows of memorial stones stand before her, and yet Chelsea spots him from afar. Her gut twists with guilt and her large hazel eyes fill up with water. She carefully wipes away tears from her cheek with the back of her hand. This is harder than she thought, but her determination to confess is undeniably strong. She gently inhales the cold autumn air into her lungs. Step by step, Chelsea walks confidently to face Charlie. “Hi, Cee,” she mumbles, half smiling to herself for using his nickname. “I know you don’t want to hear or see me at all, but I have so much to say and even more questions to ask,” she speaks quietly, almost whispering. Chelsea nervously tucks a strand of …show more content…

“Maybe if I weren’t so stupid, you would still be here with me right now. You wouldn’t have been in that car, at that stoplight, at that moment. You would have been with me!” she screams out. Frustration is overcoming her senses and filling her every nerve. The wind picks up once more, sliding the umbrella away from her side. Chelsea hastily grabs it and closes it shut. “Please answer me,” she pleads. She pauses again and looks at him. She lifts her eyes to stare at the swirling grey clouds above her. “This silence is

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