A Brand New Ending

Chapter 59

Braeden



I bound down the stairs taking two at a time, my anger surging through every part of my being. Or was it confusion? Once I get outside I feel like I can breathe again, but my chest is still tight. I walk on with no real sense of direction, trying to put all the pieces together. When I round the corner I spot a small park and plant myself among its only bench. I sit for a long time, my head hung in my hands.

My father's conversation replays in my head. But why did I feel so betrayed? Angry? I wish nothing but the happiness for my father but I refuse him someone that he loves? Did he love her? Did she love him? My mind shifts to Phoenix. I know now that my anger towards her was unjust. Would I have believed her if she told me? Would I have been madder if she did tell me?

Leaning back onto the bench I feel something brush me from behind. I spin around, a lonely white rose stretched out towards me from the rest of the bush. I lift my hand, feeling the soft petals. It makes me smile.

"I'm such an a*shole," I call out into the dark.

Wanting nothing more than to apologize I get up from the bench and break out into a sprint back in the direction of my building. I reach the apartment within minutes and halt as soon as I reach my bedroom door, a faint sound reaching me ears.