The Relationship Story
Written By: Saúl Acevedo
Episode 8
Second Chance
One Month Later
The hot weather and humidity casts it's presence over the city. Traffic from the late rush hour, creates full lanes of people whom have finished their day of being a busy worker bee. However on the city's downtown strip, has been peppered with couples, hand in hand enjoying each others company. And we find our no longer wanderer enjoying a nice walk with his love Angelica, each with a bright look in their eyes with joy and contentment with each other. "I love you so much Alex." Angelica says, firmly grasping his hand and smiling at him. "I love you too, baby." Alex replies. "Hey Angelica, remember when I first took you here?" She thinks back a moment and replies, "Oh my God! That was when we first fought for the first time." They both smiled and laughed. "Yeah I was upset with you because I knew that I loved you and I didn't know how to tell you." He smirked. "Yeah sweetie, you were making me so upset, complaining about every little thing, the weather, the way I dressed everything, I though you didn't like me anymore." She smiled back. "Yeah, I wish we were back in those days, at least it was something childish and stupid to complain about, things were so new and unique for me and you, we were still getting to know each other." He said. "You were so closed off when we met. You didn't know how to express your feelings." He explained. Angelica replied, "I thought I was gonna lose you that day-" "You didn't then, but did lose me..." He interrupted. "What was that for?" she said. "What? I am merely stating how I feel, or felt, or whatever." he replied. They proceed to enter a park area they used to frequent in the early days of their relationship. The calming cool breeze flowing through the patch of field they used to picnic at when they first were "Official". Alex turns to look at his love and feels surrendered and all walls broken down, he proceeds to brush his hand over her face and begins to speak, except this time it's with an uncontrolled emotion to let loose and finally shed those thoughts of doubt he had about her, put them out in the open and discussing with her what he had been wanting to confront about her. "Angelica, you know I care about you, hell I swear I would have died for you if the moment called for it." Alex catches another breath and continues, "Things don't feel the same, like I wish that they were. I can't believe all the shit that you put me through and I still can figure out why?" It's different for Alex now, his eyes begin to welt up with tears and as they begin to stroll down his face he musters more strength to continue, "I feel so broken and alone, even though we are supposed to be together. I hate this, and hate how this has changed me. I don't like the person I have become, I don't enjoy the feelings I feel for you right now. It's not the same." "I'm so sorry baby," Angelica replies, "I was just so stupid and so weak, if I could I would change all that and never have cheated on you." Her phone rings and interrupts the emotional moment that is being exposed. She ignores the call and continues, "I-I-I just don't know what to do anymore, we have been fine for about a month and I still feel like you can never forgive me for what I've done." Angelica stops speaking for a moment and then also begins to tear up and looks deeply into Alex's eyes, seeing how dormant and empty they are now breaks her will to not be emotional, but thats what she loved most about Alex, he knew how to pull the emotion out of her and played it like an orchestral musician knowing every note to their favorite symphony. "You always get me so emotional Alex, and I love you for that, you can make a girl really feel like she's important and loved, I don't blame you for feeling this way, I hurts me inside so much that I don't ever know if you'll forgive me for what I've done." she explains as she wipes the tears from her eyes. "You always tell me that I have a control over your emotions, and I'll still tell you to this day I don't know what you mean. In fact, I really wish I did have control, I would have made sure nothing like this would have happened." Alex states, his last full tear has fallen and now his face wears a worn out look. Angelica's phone rings again, and this time she looks and ignores the call. Alex however, takes a look at her face instead of her hand motions and notices a different look on her face. "Hey...who is that?" He asks. "It's my mom, she probably wonders were I'm at." "Sure she does..." he snickers. "What? You don't believe me?" she states, "Well, I don't care if you don't it's the truth, you have to believe me." Alex rebuttals, "I don't know what to believe about you anymore. God Angelica, that's the damn point here, I'm unsure about how you are, the state of things as of right now. I don't know if you are really who I thought you were!" Alex now shouting, berates her in a fashion that justify his emotions, hitting valid point after point. Angelica with a mentality of witnessing the change in her jilted lovers persona, just comes to tears and then she begins to shout back, "It's never gonna work out is it? Why can you just move on from this? I promise you that I'll never do this to you again, I SWEAR!" She continues to attempt to justify her reasons to keep their love together. The leafs fallen down from the surrounding trees, and the breeze getting more colder as the sunlight fades away. They have spent a good portion of their evening together attempting to iron out the kinks of this broken partnership. "Give me a second chance Alex I promise you I swear I will never do that again, I'll never break your heart." she states. "I want to give a second chance to us, me and you, but I can't help but feel you are not the same girl I fell in love with." Her phone begins to ring again in the middle of their dispute and she pulls her phone out to see who is calling and before she begins to ignore it, Alex makes a hasty move for her phone and swipes it from her. While the phone rings..."I'm tired of this damn phone going off girl, you ever hear of silent mode?" He reaches to ignore the call and Angelica belts out, "No Alex!" But it's too late, he gazes upon the caller ID...
Ordinary People ~ John Legend
Music Video: HERE
This Episodes Video is John Legend's "Ordinary People". This song definitely speaks on many levels. As we come from all walks of life, we may also have different points of views and thoughts on how to deal with important things that occur in our lives. However, in the end we make decisions that reflect our true nature, our instinct, sometimes over money, sometimes over love, and sometimes just because that's the same action we've always taken in our journey of life, regardless if it makes or breaks us in the end. What choices lie ahead for you? What can you do better as a person to make the one you care for value you more? How about what more can you do to value them?
