Welcome to this week's edition of Tuesday Tales. I am so happy to be back. This New Yorker is now Jersey Shore Girl and I'm loving every minute of the peace and relaxation I'm getting from the community I'm living in. So without further ado...
Jill Reed stood by her front door with the last of her
belongs tucked away in her carry-on bag.
Once she walked out the front door, she would be leaving her past behind
her.
The past few months she had struggled with how to proceed in
her life, what would make her happy and what she wanted. Once she made this
life changing decision, there was no turning back. All that would stand in front of her was a new way of
living.
Jill placed her bag down in front of the front door. She needed complete closure. The only way to do that would take one
last walk through of the house she used to call home.
As she walked room to room, she took one last look in the
closets and dresser draws. When
the new owners walked into her home they wanted everything the way it was,
furniture and all. Jill didn’t
hesitate for a moment before agreeing to their offer. Every piece in her house had held a special memory, memories
that would have absorbed her if she brought them along.
Here she stood at fifty-one, a broken marriage, three
estranged kids and a six figure job at a company that went bankrupt two months
ago. Good thing she had been smart enough to stash money all these years. She never thought the day would come
that her husband would pick up and leave, since her marriage was solid. But
once he hit his fifties, he had a never-ending midlife crisis, which led to a
love child and him divorcing her.
Jill lifted her bag off the floor and walked out the
door. She locked the bright red
front door, slid the key under the mat and walked away without looking back.
With Baseball Season here, keep in the spirit of things with my newly released book Wild Pitch.
Oh my gosh, you got me already. What a situation for her to be in. I love the way she walks through the house of memories and is strong enough and determined enough to start a new life.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, you got me already. What a situation for her to be in. I love the way she walks through the house of memories and is strong enough and determined enough to start a new life.
ReplyDeleteOh those midlife crisis moments, always good for a new story! Hope she'll find happiness soon again and can't wait to read how she'll get there ....
ReplyDeleteNice website, too :-)
Hello, I wasn't part of the group when you were here before, so it's nice to meet you. Great scene. Love the loine about the memories. Well done.
ReplyDeleteGreat beginning. Looking forward to following this new story.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, Karen! Great beginning to your new story.
ReplyDeleteWelcome! Nice beginning. Wonder where her new life will take her.
ReplyDeleteGlad to have you back and what a great story. Lots of room here for some angst for your character. She's very brave to be leaving it all behind.
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