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Missing Half
The Missing Half
Polly was washing her dinner dishes. She was gazing out the kitchen window with sadness in her heart.she missed the fun they used to have in the backyard with their friends and family. She loved being a couple with Derek. He would always make people laugh with his magic tricks and sense of humor. A tear was running down her cheek when her cell phone rang.
She looked at the name on the screen. It was her sister Stacy. “Hello Stacy, how are you?” She said with no emotion into the phone.
“The better question is How are You? Where were you tonight? We made a beautiful dinner and got the wine you liked. We are worried.”
Her sister said with a bit of an aggravated tone.
Polly knew if she told the truth it would just upset her more.So with nothing to say Polly remained noticeably quiet. “Polly you need to let go! I’m sorry to sound a bit cold but it’s been 5 years since Derek died. I know you loved him, we all did, he was a beautiful man with a nice heart. Please Polly this isn’t healthy for you.”
Her tears were falling like rain. Polly was again at a loss for words are emotions were taking over. She loved her sister very much but tonight she didn’t want to talk to her and she didn’t want to talk to anybody she just wanted to be left alone. She gathered up what little self control she had and she said “ I’m not feeling well Stacy. I’m sorry I missed dinner. Today is the anniversary of the night I got the news. Good night Stacy. I will call you tomorrow.”
Polly didn’t wait for a response she just hung up the phone.
She looked at the few dishes left in the sink. She was too upset to continue. Polly just turned and went upstairs to her bedroom. On her way she passed by the pictures of her and Derek she had on the walls. Stacy said she should take them down. But Stacy didn’t love Derek like she did. He was her world. Her favorite picture was the one where they went camping in Yellowstone park. It’s where Derek proposed to her over a beautiful campfire.she can still taste the wine on his lips when he kissed her after she said yes.
After a long shower Polly went to bed.while staring at the ceiling in the dark, she remembers the night the police came to her door. They Said Derek had gone missing while camping with Brad in New Hampshire. They claimed he wandered off and got lost. They spent 2 weeks looking for him. They never found anything. No trail, no articles of clothing, and no clues left behind. After two weeks she was told to abandon all hope.
Polly never accepted the narrative of how they say he went missing. Derek wasn’t just a tourist in the forest. Derek was an ex Special forces soldier. Before she met him he served in the military for 10 years. He was trained in not only physical combat but also survival in any condition. Polly and Derek went camping every chance they got. She doesn’t believe her intelligent husband would just “wander” off.
Polly closed her tearing eyes and fades off to sleep...
Polly was washing her dinner dishes. She was gazing out the kitchen window with sadness in her heart.she missed the fun they used to have in the backyard with their friends and family. She loved being a couple with Derek. He would always make people laugh with his magic tricks and sense of humor. A tear was running down her cheek when her cell phone rang.
She looked at the name on the screen. It was her sister Stacy. “Hello Stacy, how are you?” She said with no emotion into the phone.
“The better question is How are You? Where were you tonight? We made a beautiful dinner and got the wine you liked. We are worried.”
Her sister said with a bit of an aggravated tone.
Polly knew if she told the truth it would just upset her more.So with nothing to say Polly remained noticeably quiet. “Polly you need to let go! I’m sorry to sound a bit cold but it’s been 5 years since Derek died. I know you loved him, we all did, he was a beautiful man with a nice heart. Please Polly this isn’t healthy for you.”
Her tears were falling like rain. Polly was again at a loss for words are emotions were taking over. She loved her sister very much but tonight she didn’t want to talk to her and she didn’t want to talk to anybody she just wanted to be left alone. She gathered up what little self control she had and she said “ I’m not feeling well Stacy. I’m sorry I missed dinner. Today is the anniversary of the night I got the news. Good night Stacy. I will call you tomorrow.”
Polly didn’t wait for a response she just hung up the phone.
She looked at the few dishes left in the sink. She was too upset to continue. Polly just turned and went upstairs to her bedroom. On her way she passed by the pictures of her and Derek she had on the walls. Stacy said she should take them down. But Stacy didn’t love Derek like she did. He was her world. Her favorite picture was the one where they went camping in Yellowstone park. It’s where Derek proposed to her over a beautiful campfire.she can still taste the wine on his lips when he kissed her after she said yes.
After a long shower Polly went to bed.while staring at the ceiling in the dark, she remembers the night the police came to her door. They Said Derek had gone missing while camping with Brad in New Hampshire. They claimed he wandered off and got lost. They spent 2 weeks looking for him. They never found anything. No trail, no articles of clothing, and no clues left behind. After two weeks she was told to abandon all hope.
Polly never accepted the narrative of how they say he went missing. Derek wasn’t just a tourist in the forest. Derek was an ex Special forces soldier. Before she met him he served in the military for 10 years. He was trained in not only physical combat but also survival in any condition. Polly and Derek went camping every chance they got. She doesn’t believe her intelligent husband would just “wander” off.
Polly closed her tearing eyes and fades off to sleep...
