She heard someone knocking on her door but it was as if she were having an outer body experience. She heard it but couldn’t move. So, she just stared at it.
“Tasha Stevens, I know you’re in there. You can’t ignore me because I saw your car in the parking lot. Come on open up the door. I hope you’re not doing anything you don’t want me to see because I’m coming in.”
Sabrina turned the knob. It was unlocked so she walked inside.
“What the hell? What’s up with all of these boxes? Are you going somewhere and didn’t tell me?” Sabrina walked over to where Tasha was sitting then she looked around the room and back at her friend.
“My god that asshole left you.”
Chapter 24
It had been two weeks since she and Eric had broken up. He had only called once and that was to sort out their personal business. But, by the same token, she hadn’t called him either.
As much as Tasha hated her job, she was thankful she had it because it kept her so busy she didn’t have time to feel sorry for herself. She’d failed at this relationship and it was all her fault.
Tasha sat at her desk trying hard to focus. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, maybe now would be a good time to think about relocating and starting fresh somewhere else. It would be best for everyone.
This was supposed to be their couples’ retreat weekend. She had tried every way she could think of to back out but Sabrina was so insistent. Short of being in the hospital, she wasn’t going to get out of going. However, Tasha was still contemplating what serious illness she could come down with.
It would be one thing if they were going to a resort or a cruise but they were going to be stuck in a cold cabin in the woods…in Michigan no less. What scared Tasha the most was something Eric said. He said that he’d seen the way he looks at you and he’d seen the way I looked at him. You might want to think about trying to figure that out before you get involved with someone else. Was it that obvious? If he could see how she felt about Tim, could Sabrina? This weekend had disaster written all over it.
Tasha was just about to pick up the phone to call Sabrina and tell her that she wasn’t going…period. She reached for her phone and speaking of the devil, Sabrina was calling her.
“Hey. I was just about to call you. But, you beat me to it. You do realize that this is the third time you’ve called me today. You’re going to get me fired before I can quit.”
“Who are you kidding you’ll never quit that place so getting fired would be the best thing that ever happened to you. You have so much potential being wasted there. Anyway, I just wanted to make sure you were packed and ready to go for this weekend.”
“Sabrina, I’ve decided I’m not going.”
“No you don’t Tasha Stevens! Don’t give me any crap. You’re going! Otherwise, you’ll be home all weekend still wallowing in your break-up with Eric.”
Tasha still hadn’t had any time to process the fact that her boyfriend had left her. They may not have had the best relationship but she did care for him. And, they did have a routine. Having to develop a new one was difficult.
“So what if I do need a good old fashioned cry? I haven’t had one since we broke up. I think I deserve at least that. My goodness we were together for over four years!”
She could hear Sabrina’s exaggerated sigh through the phone, “You haven’t cried because he wasn’t right for you in the first place and you didn’t love him. Eric was just like your job. You’re settling for a job you hate and you were settling for him. I mean, don’t get me wrong, he was cute but you two were as different as night and day.”
“Look, I know you didn’t like Eric but he was a really good guy.”
“I didn’t like Eric because you and I both know he wasn’t good to you or for you.”
“Alright Sabrina WE don’t know that and I don’t want to continue with this conversation. Aren’t you supposed to comfort me with ice-cream, cookies, or some other kind of comfort food?”
“Hell no! I’m not messing up my figure over Eric. And you could stand to lose a few pounds now that you’re single again too.”
“Thanks…you are so good for my self-esteem.”
There was an awkward silence before Sabrina spoke again, “Well, that’s not what I was really calling you about anyway. I just wanted to let you know that I won’t be able to drive down with you guys to the cabin tonight. Something came up at work. And….”
“No, no, no! I won’t let you do this to me. I’ve already told you…I’m not going!”
“I just need you to make sure Tim gets to the cabin. I’m trying to save my marriage I can’t cancel this trip!”
“Really Sabrina? Are you kidding me? Didn’t you tell me a little while ago to stay out of your business? We agreed you weren’t going to use me for your shenanigans. And, I’m sure Tim is going to flip out if you bail on him again! If you really needs this getaway so much then you need to make sure he gets to the cabin. You
