Harsh Times (previously called 'A Dangerous Love')

Chapter 20

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Chapter 20

Cattleya’s POV,

It had been a few days since Tyler and I slept together and we hadn’t really spoken much since. Mostly because I avoided him as much as I possibly could. I tried not going to the kitchen at the same time as him, or sitting in the living room watching TV even if it wasn’t just the two of us. Things were just so awkward even though he was trying to make them the least awkward as he could.

Jake also called me to tell me that he couldn’t enter me in the fighting competition because I wasn’t eighteen yet and also because if I wanted to enter, I should have signed up at least two months ago. My entire plan to pay Emilio back by wining the fighting competition was ruined. I had also been trying to call Hannah but I wasn’t able to stay on the phone long enough to wait for her to actually pick up. I didn’t know how to tell her about Tyler and I and I also didn’t want to tell her, but I knew I had to eventually.

I was outside lying on the grass in my bikini, reading a magazine, when Nate came up to me and handed me an envelope.

“What’s this?”

It was one of those formal envelopes like the ones about your taxes or the bank.

“Yea sorry I forgot to give t to you. It came about a week ago and it’s addressed to you. Who do you know in Louisiana?”

I stared at the envelope ignoring Nate’s question for the moment. I turned it around to look at the address on the back to make sure it was from him. It was. I felt a sharp pain in my chest and dropped the letter on the floor.

“Cattleya? Is everything okay? Who’s it from?” he repeated. 

“Nobody important. Thanks Nate.”

He looked at me for a few long seconds before he left. I continued flipping through my magazine, refusing to open the letter, however I simply couldn’t stop glancing at it every three seconds. I pic it up and took a deep breath before I ripped the envelope open.

Cattleya,

I know it has been I very long time since we have spoken, and I apologize for that, but I hope you can do me a favor and read this letter before you throw it out. I must have written it at least twenty times before I send it to make sure it was perfect. Anyway, I’m not just writing you out of the blue after seven years for no reason at all. I wanted to wish you a happy birthday even though I doubt you can ever enjoy your birthday after I ruined your life like that. You have grown up so quickly. Seventeen! You’re nearly an adult! I also wrote you because I wanted you to be the first to know that I am getting out of prison in three months. I know you probably aren’t happy to hear that, and I completely understand if you don’t want to see me again, but I just wanted you to know incase you did care. I’m not asking you to forgive me or anything like that, I’m not even asking you to be my daughter again and for us all, including your mother, to be a happy family, but I just want to see you again before it’s too late. I want to make things right. I want to tell you how sorry I am and how stupid I was. And most of all, I want to show you that I really have changed. It’s amazing what prison can do to a man. I hope you will visit or at least write me back, however I understand if you don’t. Either way, I will be waiting for you. I love you very much Cattleya.