Rescue Me

I let the hit of the mug in my hands comfort me. I knew he was looking at me waiting for me to tell him my story yet I refuse to bring my eyes away from the warm brown liquid. He was going to think I was a damn fool because I was. I could see it now. I took a tentative sip of my coffee and then sighed. Might as well get it over with.

“It all started with this guy,Ryder, we meet in a political science class we were both attending at our local community college.” I started bringing my eyes to meet his. “One thing led to another and before I knew it I was falling hard for him. He had big dreams of being a great politician and bringing our country out of these dark ages back into the light. To hear him talk was magically he was so filled with passion it was easy to get caught up in it. That’s what happened. I got caught up in his dreams that when he asked me to move here with him I didn’t give it a second thought. I left behind my family and my own dreams to help him achieve his.”
I paused to take another drink and to study his face. After a breath I went on.

“We were here for no more than a month when he meet her. Rebecca. We went to a campaign event for Senator Collins so that John could get his face out there. I was doing my part playing the devoted girlfriend yet it apparently wasn’t enough. Rebecca swooped in, batted her eyes, flung her blonde hair, and introduced him to her daddy. Barely two days after the event he was breaking it off with me. He gave me my stuff, three hundred dollars and the lame ass excuse that it wasn’t me it was him. I used that money to get my apartment, got me the job at the diner and that’s where I’ve been since.” I finished taking another drink off the coffee.

“Why didn’t you just return home?” He asked taking a drink of his own.

I gave a cynical laugh and answered “Because I am no longer welcomed. My parent’s made it very clear. If I followed Johnathon I would no longer be a part of the family. But I was foolish and in love so I went anyways.”
“They couldn’t possible mean it” He assured me with sympathetic eyes.
“Oh they do.” I snorted “After Johnathon left, I was going to use the money to get home. I called to see if someone would pick me up. When my mother finally answered the phone she told me that if I returned I wouldn’t be welcomed in their home. That I had made my choice now I had to live with it. So I decided it was just as easy as to struggle here where no one knew me as it was to struggle at home where people knew me but refused to help.”

He shook his head “I don’t understand your family”

I laughed. No one understood my family. Hell I didn’t even understand my family. I had tried all my life to make them proud of me. Yet all they could see were the mistakes that I made over and over again. Simple mistakes that anyone my age would make yet for them it was like the world was ending and I had brought endless shame to our family. I downed the remainder of my coffee and sighed once more. My family made being homeless seem pleasurable.

“Well you can’t stay at your apartment and I am not just going to let you stay on the streets. You can stay at my place until we figure something else out.” He decided waving the waitress over to get the bill.

“That not necessary Steve, I can just stay at the homeless shelter.” I countered not wanting to be a burden to Captain America.

“Absolutely not” He said a little too firmly. “It’s nothing permanent and it’s not like you’ll take up much room.”

“Steve I” I started to argue with him. Yet one look at him told me it was hopeless. I’d have to at least stay the night there. I could find a way to pay him back later once I got back on my feet.
“Fine” I sighed.

He paid the bill then we headed out the door.

This is not how I had expected my life to go.

Notes

I know this is a short chapter but I wanted to update the story yet I didn't want to add the next part into the diner scene. I guess I could of added in her eating but didn't really feel like focusing so much on food.

any way here it is. Still unsure where its going but I'll keep writing until I am forced to stop.
I hope its enjoyable at least.

dont be afraid to comment.