I Understand

"Well I took them off for a certain reason and ended up losing them but I plan to get new ones on Sunday, what? do i look bad without them?", Mabel asked innocently. Since she couldn't lie, she might as well tell half of the truth and maybe twist the direction of the conversation.

Megan passed a one time glance at Mabel before shaking her head softly and lowering down her head, letting her gaze rest on her finger nails.

" You don't look bad at all, it's just that I've gotten use to seeing you with them, it's a bit strange", Megan spoke so softly and Mabel nodded in attention. Without further ado, she went straight to the point.

" You know how I only talk about my Dad and Grand Dad all the time, never once spoke about a certain someone who was literally half dead to me?", Megan asked innocently as she slightly raised her head up to see if Mabel was paying attention.

The glasses really did a number on hiding those outstanding blue eyes because the moment she looked up, she met them staring at her with great intensity.

" Well for quite a number of years now...., I've been...... motherless, and I was obviously okay with it", Megan said that part with little to no emotions in her eyes.

" I was okay, I was happy, I was free..... Free from silently crying myself to sleep all the time, free from convincing myself that she was coming back for me, free from... everything that woman caused me to suffer", she said and at this point Megan was still as cold as ice as she spoke but all of a sudden, so unexpected for Mabel as she watched Megan break down... in tears.

" Mabel, my mom... my mom.... she left..... she left.... me and my dad, I was just seven.... just seven and I badly wanted her back.... but you know what?", Megan asked in between sobs and Mabel who couldn't somewhat speak just shook her head in negative.

" She never came... she never came back for me or my Dad, she just fucking left us and didn't care about me, I was... I was... so broken..... I had no one to tell how I felt, I didn't recover... from any of it till I was fourteen", she said as she wiped her face continuously.

" Now she's back telling me, she wants me back and she wants forgiveness, I just, I just want to tell her to get her fucking face away from me and to rot in hell but when I see her, I can't..., I'm tired Mabel, I'm so tired, I feel like I've just been wasting my life...", Megan said and covered her face with her palms as she sobbed relentlessly.

Meanwhile on the other hand, Mabel couldn't move from where she was sitting. She felt as if someone was tugging on her chest as she watched Megan cry relentlessly.

She finally found herself and slowly stood up and walked towards Megan, she pulled her up and embraced her firmly.

Megan was all over her, as she dragged her so closely to herself as if she was scared that Mabel was a figment of her imagination which would disappear in a second.

" I'm so sorry you had to go through all this Megan, I'm so sorry", Mabel said as she drew Megan terribly close to her and Megan sniffed from her endless tears.

" I....I....I should have spoken.....sooner I was just...", Megan tried to explain herself but Mabel quickly withdrew from the hug and covered Megan's mouth.

" It's okay.... I understand, I so understand okay, don't explain",Mabel said and returned to hugging Megan as endless sobs filled the room.

" I've suffered enough Mabel, I thought I could handle it alone but I seriously need you right now, I'm done with being alone.... I need a friend and that's you".