MR. PERFECTLY FINE | ❝ it takes everything in me just to get up each day. but it's wonderful to see that you're okay. ❞
Reece Hastings got her heartbroken by EJ Caswell and as much as she tries to fix it the heartbreak never seems to go away. He was...
"Reece, sweetie, who's at the door?" Scarlett called, walking from the kitchen to her daughter. She stopped in her tracks when she saw who it was. "Get out." She said firmly.
He didn't move.
"Sean, get out now." Something clicked in her brain that caused the young girl to snap out of her daze. Her father was here, standing right in front of her. The man who had left them because he couldn't handle being a father without needing a drink or a cigarette every second. So, Reece did what she could do.
She ran. She ran, not caring about her mother calling out for her. She ran, not caring that she had no jacket on and it was getting colder by the second. She ran, not realizing where she was running to. She ran.
When she finally stopped to catch her breath she let out a soft cry. Her heart shattering into a million pieces, just like it had once before. It was that she was upset because her dad had left, she didn't care about him, she was upset that he had the audacity to show up now after years of being off the grid. He never made any effort to contact them before, why now?
Reece grabbed her phone from her pocket and clicked on the first contact she saw.
EJ Caswell
It rang.
And rang.
And rang.
Until he finally picked up.
"Hello?"
Reece sniffled, "I know we're not on speaking terms right now." She kept herself from stuttering. "But I don't know who else to call."
"Where are you?"
"Cherry Park." And with that the call ended, leaving Reece to again cry to herself until EJ arrived.
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"Reece?" EJ called out to the girl who sat on the curb, head in her knees, as he walked up to her. She looked up, as she began to sob. He wrapped his arm around her, letting the young girl cry into his arms. He hated when she cried, it was the worst feeling in the world.
"He's back." She whispered. "He's back."
"Who's back?" EJ rubbed her back with one hand as she strong her hair with the other.
"My dad. He just showed up out of nowhere." She hiccuped.
"Shhh." He comforted her softly as she continued to sob, although she'd gotten calmer. "It'll be okay."
She looked up at him, "Don't lie to me."
He kissed the top of her head, neither of the caring that this was what they used to do when they dated. "Come on, let's go." He grabbed onto her hand dragging her to his car.
"Where are we going?" She questioned.
"You'll see, and I swear you'll like it."
"I better." She smiled a little, but it left as quick as it came.
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"Ice cream taste so much better at night." Reece said stuffing the strawberry flavoured ice cream in her mouth.
EJ smiled at the girl beside him, he almost forgot that they were on a fight. Reece, however, hadn't forgotten. But she kept quiet as she didn't want to ruin the night.
When EJ had heard the girl cry he knew the best thing to do was by her food and go to the park. Taking his eyes off Reece he turned back at the road. "Fry?" She asked, as he opened his mouth in reply. She popped a fry into her mouth and one into EJ's.
EJ parked his car in the parking lot next to the park. "I'm sorry." He apologized, looking everywhere but the girl.
"What?" She said placing the spoon into the, now empty, ice cream cup.
"I'm sorry, about everything. It wasn't your fault, nothing was. I was upset at myself and I took it out on you. I don't expect you to forgive me, nor do I want you to. I don't deserve it. I've been horrible to you since the break-up. I just want to be on good terms again, I want you in my life Reece. Friends, acquaintances, classmates, it doesn't matter, all I know it that my life without you sucks." He took a deep breath.
Reece paused. She didn't expect him to say all that, especially now. In all honesty she didn't want to forgive him. She knew the apology was sincere but was she ready to forgive? No.
"I-" she couldn't even get a word out before EJ cut her off.
"Don't say you forgive me or except my apology, I'll earn back your trust and then you can say it."
"Ok."
"Ok."
"Want more fries?" She asked, after a minute of silence.
EJ smiled. "Sure."
They spent the rest of the night laughing, talking, pretty much just enjoying each other's company. Reece would be lying if she said she didn't miss this. But she had to learn to get over him. It wasn't like she was waiting for EJ to ask her to homecoming, she already had a date, Trent Rivera the captain of the basketball team. Josie had said it was a bad idea but the redhead didn't care, she was not going to be alone on homecoming night.
And so they sat there until it was time for Reece to get home. Neither of them wanting to leave as they didn't know what would happen next. Nothing was ever going to be perfectly fine but this moment was all they needed. This moment was enough for them. This moment was filled with old memories but also new memories.
Maybe it wouldn't last, maybe it would, but for the time being it was perfect...well as perfect as it could get for them.
INEZ SPEAKS
I was looking forward to this chapter, but I hate how it turned out! 😩 please tell me it's not as bad as it seems, it looked so cute in my head and originally Reece was meant to go back to EJ's house and spend the night but I'm planning on using that later on in the book.
Unedited as of right now.
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