Chapter 1 : A Short Story

chance, that maybe she had planned it and his behavior let her know that Jarrod did not meet with his approval. “Lannie, come on! We have to get on the road,” her father said when he realized that his precious little girl may have had some type of association with the young man who was obviously out her league. “Lannie!” “Okay, Father. I’ll be right along, give me a few minutes.” Her father stood at the door of the station wagon and watched as Jarrod approached his precious daughter. Jarrod felt her father’s eyes on him, causing the nerves he’d built up to shake apart, but he got them under control and cleared his throat. “I didn’t know you were leaving.” “Everyone leaves for the break.” “Yeah, you’re right.” “And how would you have …show more content…

“I’m sorry. I hope everything works out for you.” She slammed the car door, her parent’s car pulled away and she followed. She caught the tear that ran down her face with a hand wipe. “What school will you be going to!” he yelled and watched as Alana trailed her parents. Freezing, Jarrod shivered, but he couldn’t move until the vehicles were no longer in his sight. Regret As I sit and contemplate the act I let the devil in; when I slept, he attacked I think it’s all my fault These thoughts and actions must come to a halt As I sit and rest in disappointment Where is that Psychiatrist number, I need an appointment I’m human you know, all is not loss A willing sacrifice, just take me to the cross As I grade myself with dissatisfaction I cannot underplay my overreaction So many tears, I call the sweat of sorrow My heart is hardened, just like the Pharaoh As I think about remorse If this was a test, I failed the course My thoughts just won’t let me forget Alana, my darling, the only thing I don’t regret. Chapter 8 The rest of the day was gray for Jarrod as he packed up to leave byways of a Greyhound bus. He could not get his mind off Alana. How foolish he was, he thought, to let a woman like her get away from him. No woman would compare, EVER! After showering, Jarrod got in the bed, but he could not sleep, his mind was too overtaken by the moment of Alana’s departure. He went to the kitchen and brought back a glass of water, took the