1: Friends Reunion

Sophia was in a hotel room. Two months ago she had left everything she had fought for. At last she had decided to drop the ballast that was taking her to the bottom of the sea of destructive emotions.

She was there waiting for the divorce decree. And she had just received it. She was finally no longer linked to Adam. She was ready to leave everything behind. She picked up the phone and called her friend Ava from her.

—Hi Ava, I'm Sophy. I could drop by your apartment today. I have divorced Adam.

—Congratulations!. Friend, here I am, come and bring what you need to stay, even if it's only for a week. I also have things to tell you.

—I'll be there in an hour.

Sophy packed up the few things she had been able to take from the house. Just 3 suitcases and two boxes. She loaded everything into her car. She arranged the last details at the hotel and left for her friend's apartment.

Within an hour she was in front of her friend's apartment with a bottle of whiskey. At last she opened the door to an Ava she didn't recognize. She had lost a lot of weight and she looked very down.

Ava saw a Sophy more beautiful than she ever was, with an inner radiance that reminded her of her friend when they were roommates in college, with that enthusiasm and joy at the promise of a bright future. She watched her, was happy for her friend and sighed.

—What happened to you? —Sophy asked, worried, as she hugged her tightly and then looked back into her eyes. —Tell me about it.

They both entered the apartment and sat in the small, almost empty living room. As soon as she entered, she saw some already labeled boxes and a couple of suitcases in a corner.

—Chris has left me. —Ava said sadly.— 3 months ago. She is going to have a child in a few weeks.

—Damn bastard!.

—Yeah. We weren't okay. We had drifted a long way this past year. On my last trip she has met someone, and you see. Everything we had planned to do, she already did with someone else. She-she made a face.—I think what hurts me the most is that while we were together, she always made sure that we are protected, that she doesn't get pregnant before we get married. How did you get this woman pregnant? You know my job was just a means to an end. I just have to get a commission to start my dream and if everything goes as planned I'll be a mother without Cris.

—Fuck Chris! Who needs them? Do you have glasses? I brought the remedy here. The Macallan 1951 that Adam cared for so much—and shows him a beautiful bottle.

Ava giggled, almost hysterical as she stared at the bottle. She remembered how snooty Adam would show off her bottle collection. She imagined the guy's face when he saw that one of her favorite bottles had disappeared.

"How did you get the idea of taking this out of him?" Ava asked, still laughing.

—You've made my life miserable. She has closed all our joint accounts, she was boycotting my jobs and when I finally got tired of her manipulations I asked her for a divorce. She told me that she was going to make things impossible for me and to forget about the divorce. I'm not interested in anything we had. I just wanted to close that chapter, so I took what I thought I would need and left all the rest. As I was leaving the house, I had the impulse to take this bottle with me. Isn't she pretty? She-she said jokingly-I locked myself in a hotel and I haven't seen him again. I still have cash for my expenses and I haven't opened any account so he can't find me. I have been working online to support my income. I must thank good fortune for not having gotten pregnant, because a year and a half ago, just before it all ended, we had started looking for a child. I should have noticed that he was very obsessed.

—Sophy was always a lout. -Ava said, that she had never kept her opinion about Adam and his attitudes.

—That sounds like my friend. she-she paused, while she poured a good amount of drink into the glasses.-It seems that she was blind at that time. Let's toast for having opened our eyes and for a new life for both of us!

—Health! -

"Cheers!" they both said.

They drank a good part of the bottle while they talked, they told each other their plans, they updated each other and they restated possibilities.

"So, what's your plan now?" Ava asked half drunk.

—I'll go north. First stop my brother's house. And then I'll go to the cabin, he won't find me there and I can continue working as before until something comes up. And where will you go? - Sophy finally asked, pointing to the suitcases.

—It is a good idea. I don't have a plan yet. There are very few things and I was thinking of leaving them in a warehouse until I found another, smaller apartment. This one is too expensive and I will not be able to advance my projects.

—Well, if you don't have plans, you come with me. Jasper won't mind. I am also going to call him to tell him that we are going there. When can you leave?

— As soon as Macallan leaves us, we can go. - she said giggling.

— OK. Let's call Jasper. Sophy said, taking her cell phone.

— I talked. Brother said sleepily and annoyed Jasper.

— Hello Jasper, you were sleeping. Sorry, he had no idea it was so late. – Sophy said containing her emotion.

— Hello, little sister. Adam has been trying to find you. How are things going? .- he asked worried, now with a more alert voice.

— It's official, we're divorced. – He finally said smiling with relief. - Tomorrow I go to your house. I will arrive on Wednesday afternoon- I wanted to tell you that I am not going alone. A friend will accompany me.

— That's great, you've always had a place for yourself here. I wait for you and you can come with your friend.

— I love you, we'll be there.

After cutting off the communication, he finally looked at her friend smiling. She had fallen asleep on the couch. After going to the bathroom, fresher now, she went to the sofa and after a few minutes she also fell fast asleep.

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