The Point of No Return {sequel to The Arbitrary life of Avery Blake [teacher]}

The Point of No Return {sequel to The Arbitrary life of Avery Blake [teacher]}18

Cole and I had some kind of known agreement between the two of us where we simply went with the flow, barely speaking to each other. But I couldn’t complain as the silence was better, keeping us from constantly arguing because this was about Avery, and if we argued, we would never be able to find her.

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I didn’t know what came over me as I sat on the edge of a quite large pond, emotions overwhelming me. All my negative thoughts merged as one and formed a powerfully, depressing and draining thought of how tragic my life was.

It couldn’t be that bad, right? Well…it could, and it was.

My sister hates me.

I’m a failure to my students.

Cole is repulsed by me.

I’ve made Avery run away and we may never find her.

My father’s dead.

I’m most likely a lost cause to my mother.

And I’m alone in life.

But I usually kept all this bottled up inside…it was only now that I expressed them, but as tears instead of words.

I held my head in my hands and crossed my legs, facing the pond. Constant sobs arose from the back of my throat and there was no way in stopping them. I could feel the heavy rain pouring down on me as I sulked.

I heard a distant noise before it sounded as though someone sat down beside me.

I tried to ignore it and turn my head the other way.

‘Kimberly, talk to me.’ said a familiar masculine voice.

‘No Cole, I don’t want you to see me like this.’ I spoke, trying to keep my voice even although it was far from.

I felt a warm hand on my shoulder, ‘Please,’ he begged.

I exhaled shakily before hesitantly turning to him, wiping my tears quickly from my face.

There must have been a stray tear on my face as Cole slowly reached out and wiped it with his finger, but it wasn’t a romantic gesture, it was more like a friendly motion.

‘Look,’ Cole spoke ‘I’m sorry for this whole thing. I shouldn’t have acted so farfetched this past month to you. I’ve noticed you’ve been trying to make things right and be…not as stuck up, I guess. But I’ve been making it worse…for both you and Av-ry.’ He said as his voice cracked at her name.

‘No, you’ve done everything you thought was right for Avery. You love her, I can see that. And I’ve deserved everything that I’ve gotten. Hell, I deserve worse because of how I’ve acted. I can and will never forgive myself for this past year. How can I when I’ve been one of the main causes to Avery’s depression… hey, I’ve even made my own sister end up in hospital. And what’s worse is that all this could have been prevented, I could have man’d up and told her! We could have begun our relationship on good terms, but now it’s too late.’ Another tear ran down the side of my cheek as I spoke.

‘Kim…come on, don’t beat yourself up about it. Forgive and forget, right? Let’s start fresh…a new beginning. We need to be on good terms for Avery. She needs us.’

A small, hopeful smile appeared on my face.

‘You, uhh, you really mean that?’ I hesitantly asked.

‘Look, to be truthful, it will be hard, but I’m prepared to step up and make a change. If I don’t, we will be stuck like this for god knows how long, and I can’t deal with that.’ He then got up and dusted himself off, ‘We better get going soon.’ he finally said before he was off, leaving me alone to my thoughts.

It took a while for Cole’s words to sink in though…and then I understood.

He was truly going to forgive me…or at least try. I wouldn’t have as much weight weighing down on my shoulders.

This could be good, right?

I wouldn’t have to worry about Cole anymore, all my thoughts and concerns could now be devoted to Avery.

When I finally decided to get up, Cole and I were off.

‘How do you think she is?’ I ask Cole as we push past the trees and bushes.

There was a momentary silence before he spoke in an unrecognisable tone, ‘I don’t know. We can only hope for the best, I guess.’

‘Can you, uhh, tell me about her?’ I asked.

There’s more silence before he replies, ‘I remember when I first met her; she was with Kiren. I asked for directions and Kiren responded but Avery’s eyes were on me, she couldn’t tear her gaze away,’ he chuckles before continuing, ‘then on our first lesson, I forced her to go get some music notes and she spilt them everywhere. I made her stay behind on the first day. After that day, I thought it over and still didn’t understand why I did so. Then our next encounter was when a girl in year ten was all over me and I told her to leave me, and oh gosh, it was very embarrassing, and I kind of felt sorry for rejecting her. I turned around and I saw Avery before she sped away. I caught her later on and, long story short, we both ended up apologizing to each other unnecessarily. Then, I can easily remember our first kiss. I was walking and I heard someone playing their guitar and I walked over and saw Avery sitting, leaning against a wall sheltered by a Frangipani tree. We spoke and then she played for me. She was beautiful while she played…a true angel. Then, we kissed, but of course I was the teacher and this thing was forbidden so I reluctantly had to pull out and I left her there. But I guess that wasn’t the only reason I pulled away…I was confused. I wasn’t meant to feel that way towards a student, but as wrong as it may have been; it felt as right as anything. I-I really miss her.’ I looked over at him and saw his eyes twinkle with moisture.

I never knew he loved her so.

‘You really love her.’ I whispered.

‘But I don’t know if she still loves me.’ He confirmed my suspicions.

‘Cole, I’m sure she does! I’ve seen the way she looks at you.’

‘But…even if she does; it’s still really risky. We got caught and I almost got fired as well as she nearly got expelled! I can’t risk her life again like that!’

‘What if she’s the one? What you two have is special and I’ve never seen anything like it. If you let her go, who knows if you’ll ever get the chance to love someone as much as you do her? If we find her, and we will for your sake and mine, you need to reconcile. You love her and that’s all that should matter!’ I said.

Silence consumed the air once again as I awaited his response.

The rain continuously fell as it had been for the past couple of days.

‘We should probably go this way.’ He finally said as he led me to the right. But I didn’t push on; I knew he was not done thinking about it. I was going to let him figure this out on his own; I just hoped my words had some kind of impact on him.

‘Where do you think she is?’ I asked to break the silence.

‘Right there.’ He said as he stopped in his tracks and pointed his finger towards a girl curled up in a ball, crying like crazy as the rain fell over her. I could tell she had been there for a while as she was shaking furiously and she was completely saturated.

It was as though time fell still as we both froze. Then my senses returned.

‘AVERY!’ I yelled as I fell to the ground and rapped my arms around her.

She looked up at me with a distant look in her eyes. It was as though she wasn’t present in her body.

I stroked her hair all the while trying to keep her close to keep the warmth.

‘Avery.’ I whispered again.

‘Kim.’ She whispered hoarsely before going limb in my arms.

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